Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, an important time for Christians leading up to Easter. Here's what to know.

Holy Saturday marks the end of the Lenten season on April 19, it is a time to mourn the death of Jesus and to prepare for his ...

Fat Tuesday and the Mardi Gras celebrations will kick off a late start to the 2025 Lenten season — from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday. Unlike many other holidays, the date of Easter changes ...

Spring is around the corner, which means the return of the Christian season of Lent. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the 40-day period in which Christians worldwide observe a period of ...

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) on Wednesday observed seven “ashing” events, or ash emissions from the crater of the Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Occidental.

Phivolcs previously described the ashing event as “gray ash being entrained or brought out by continuous degassing from the Kanlaon Volcano.” The volcano also emitted 3,341 tons of sulfur ...

Fat Tuesday, also known as Mardi Gras, will kick off a late start to the 2025 Lenten season — from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday. Unlike many other holidays, the date of Easter changes every year.