Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, a day in which many Christians attend a church service and receive ashes in the shape of a ...

The date of Fat Tuesday changes from year to year depending on when Easter Sunday occurs, which also fluctuates annually. In 2025, Easter is on Sunday, April 20, thus making the date of Fat Tuesday, ...

The exhibit responds to Saint John Paul II’s call for greater understanding and devotion to the Shroud of Turin, which many ...

With the holiday steadily approaching, some people may be wondering what Fat Tuesday is and why it is celebrated. The French term Mardi Gras means Fat Tuesday. This celebration started in the states ...

The Vatican also released Francis' message for Lent, which runs from March 5 to April 17. The message, dated Feb. 6, ...

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The message, signed Feb. 6, before the pope was hospitalized Feb. 14 for treatment of double pneumonia, was released by the ...

In his message for Lent 2025, Pope Francis emphasized the importance of living one’s life as a constant journey of conversion ...

Join the Krewe de Tigris for a family-fun day at their eighth annual Mardi Gras Parade on Saturday, March 1 at 2 p.m. in ...

The crews at Barney's BakeHouse Bakery in Freeland and Bay City are gearing up for their biggest day of the year — Fat ...

What date is Fat Tuesday? What is the meaning and why do we celebrate? Here's what we know from paczkis to Holy Week.