Find out when Lent, Ash Wednesday, and other Holy Week dates are, why Easter's date changes, and if schools are off for spring break.

The date of Fat Tuesday fluctuates from year to year, depending on when Easter Sunday occurs, which also changes annually.

Mardi Gras is this week! How to celebrate and what to eat before you start your Lenten journey.

On Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18, Southern California Catholics, and Christians of other denominations, will wait in line to get a ...

The religious period marks a time of reflection for many faithful Christians across the US.

Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday, is on Tuesday, Feb. 17, this year. Mardi Gras is French for Fat Tuesday. Like Ash Wednesday and Easter, Mardi Gras' date changes annually based on the spring ...

Two Atlanta Catholics have newly-published books—a 40-day Lenten guide and a spiritual memoir that weaves in the writings of ...

Why Mardi Gras is celebrated, when Fat Tuesday 2026 takes place and more.

Ash Wednesday confronts the Church with an unambiguous anthropological truth: "You are dust, and to dust you shall return." The ...

While most people are ready with their batter, lemons and sugar for Shrove Tuesday, fewer remember Collop Monday ...

The tradition of eating pancakes on Shrove Tuesday is centuries old - but there is another food that is also eaten the day before.

Fat Tuesday is on Feb. 17, when many party and eat indulgent and fatty foods to mark the end of the Mardi Gras season and the ...