"It's deeper than abstaining from ice cream," said Fr. Bill Swichtenberg of St. Mary Catholic Community in Appleton.

Easter 2025 will be celebrated on Sunday, April 20, marking one of the most significant Christian holidays. The date is ...

The holiday's date is determined by the spring equinox and full moon cycle. On the Gregorian calendar (the one we use), Easter is the first Sunday after the Paschal full moon, according to Catholic ...

Ash Wednesday, a holiday in which those practicing receive ash on their foreheads in the shape of a cross, will take place ...

The Lent season – which is a 40-day period of prayer and fasting leading up to Easter – starts on Ash Wednesday and ends on the Thursday before Easter Sunday. This year, Ash Wednesday and the ...

WITH Valentine’s Day out of the way, revellers have already set their sights on the next big celebration – Pancake Day.

Easter 2025 season will start soon with Ash Wednesday kicking off Lent. Here are all the dates to look for including Good Friday and Easter Sunday.

Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, will be celebrated on Wednesday, March 5 this year. More: What will spring be like in ...

This year, the Jewish holiday of Passover begins before sundown on Saturday, April 12, 2025, and ends after nightfall on Sunday, April 20. The eight-day Jewish holiday of Passover commemorates the ...

The day it falls on changes every year and depends on which day Easter is that year. Originally called Shrove Tuesday, the ...

Here's what you need to know about Easter 2025. In the lead-up to the 2020 election, all eyes are on Iowa. Get updates of all ...

Lent will run from March 5 to April 17 in 2025, ending the day before Good Friday. Easter will be celebrated on April 20 this year. In March, Mardi Gras — or Fat Tuesday — celebrations will ...