Ash Wednesday is the first day of the season of Lent that leads up to Good Friday and Easter. What to know about the day.

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Catholic Lenten Season starts on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18 this year, which means the first fish-fry ...

The Filet-o-Fish is on the McDonald's menu all year, but the chain sells a genuinely staggering number of the fish sandwiches ...

Ash Wednesday starts the season of Lent on Feb. 18, and most fish fries start their season right after on Feb. 20.

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ASHLAND The first combined parish retreat for Ashland St. Charles Borromeo and Frackville St. Joseph the Worker Catholic parishes will be held Feb. 28, the first Saturday in Lent, beginning at ...

It is hard to believe that the Lenten season is only a couple of weeks away. In the Catholic Liturgical Calendar, there are ...

In a 70-year tradition of inspiring prayer and meditation through music, the Catholic Choral Society will present its annual ...

Paczki -- dense, yeast-raised doughnuts filled with jam or custard -- begin filling bakery windows across the northern part of Appalachia in the weeks leading up to Lent. Richer than standard American ...

The objects and surroundings in our Catholic churches have a purpose and a history. Here is an overview of some of those sacred things.

" states the General Instruction of the Roman Missal, which the Catholic Church uses at Mass. The Church encourages priests ...

Every year, millions of Christians gather to participate in a deeply symbolic act that marks the start of Lent-Ash Wednesday. This solemn day stands apart in the Christian calendar, blending humility, ...