Lent 2026 is underway. Here's when it ends, plus key dates for Holy Week, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday this year.

By learning about the history of Lent, how long the period lasts, the 2025 and 2026 dates, and the traditional expectations of the observance, you may be better prepared spiritually or practically for ...

“Listening to the word in the liturgy teaches us to listen to the truth of reality. In the midst of the many voices present in our personal lives and in society, Sacred Scripture helps us to recognize ...

Deacon Greg Kandra provides a reflection on the readings and Gospel for the 2nd Sunday in Lent, March 1, 2026.

By the middle of Lent, the visible signs begin to fade. The ashes are long washed away. The resolutions we made with such clarity now live quietly in the background of ordinary days.

For many Christians, this week brings Ash Wednesday, a solemn day of fasting and reflection. It signals the start of Lent, the most penitential season of the church calendar for Catholics and many ...

During Lent, many Catholics eat fish on Fridays. Here are Norwich-area restaurants offering fish and chips or other seafood.

Lent begins Feb. 18. Here's what Catholics in Illinois need to know about fasting, abstaining from meat, and other practices ...

Today is the third Friday of Lent, so those who recognize the season are looking for different substitutes for meat in their ...

Lent has long been a season of tradition and reflection, and most who observe it do not consume meat on Fridays. If preparing ...

Lent becomes a feeding frenzy when it comes to fish fries. Tons of breaded or beer-battered cod and haddock are consumed in ...

After a powerful turnout last year left collaborative hearts renewed, St. Basil's Parish and the University of St. Michael's College Campus Ministry are bringing back 24 Hours for the Lord this Lent, ...