Learn why Good Friday is called "good," who fasts, whether meat is allowed, and what's open on April 3 before Easter Sunday.

Lent is a 40-day season of fasting and prayer leading up to Easter. Here’s what it means, what you can eat and key 2026 dates like Palm Sunday and Good Friday.

Ash Wednesday, in most Christian denominations, is the beginning of the Lenten season leading up to Easter Sunday. It is observed with a service where the faithful are marked with ashes. Many adults, ...

Christians around the world are in the midst of Lent: 40 days of fasting, prayer and reflection culminating in Easter Sunday. Those who observe aren’t only refraining from eating flesh meat on Fridays ...