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

Lent starts on Ash Wednesday, which falls on March 5 this year, and for those observing the Lenten season, that means no meat ...

Stylist’s Katie O’Malley is a self-confessed burger lover, but she’s decided to become a ‘flexitarian’ for Lent ... to eat meat and fish on the weekends. This means no cheat days ...

It is also common practice in the Catholic church to abstain from eating meat on Fridays during the Lenten season. In advance of the start of Lent, there is Fat Tuesday — Mardi Gras. When is Fat ...

There are many foods that some Christians do not eat in Lent, such as meat and fish ... them with somebody else if you want to. There are no right or wrong answers so remember to be respectful ...

Molly Pavleck asked junior high students at St. Thomas School to write what Lent means to them – the following is what some of them had to say: “Lent means that Jesus is coming soon and we ...

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.

USA Today adds that during Lent, Catholics and Christians will give up something they enjoy or something they feel like they should stop. Many Catholics also abstain from eating meat on Fridays ...