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.

Ash Wednesday falls on Wednesday, March 5 this year. In Western churches, Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a period ...

The Romans added January and February to the calendar but ran into a problem — math and superstition. Here's why February became the odd month out.

Sometimes it's in late April and everyone can get decked out in their Sunday best without bundling up under a bulky winter ...