For 40 days, millions of Catholics and members of some other Christian denominations around the world will observe Lent, a solemn time ... Stations of the Cross, 14 images depicting events of ...

What is Lent and why is it celebrated? Lent is a 40-day season that precedes Easter in many Christian denominations. The 40-day timeframe is based on the period Jesus spent in the desert fasting ...

As Easter is determined by the lunar cycles of the Jewish calendar, Lent changes dates each year, but its importance remains the same. What exactly is the significance of the Christian season ...

The first day of Lent falls on Ash Wednesday. Jon Balserak, senior lecturer in the Department of Religion and Theology at Bristol University in the U.K., said that the period—which originally ...