On the third Sunday in Great Lent, at the All Night Vigil (on Saturday evening), the Life-Giving Cross is carried out from the altar to the center of the church for the veneration of the faithful ...

"All Christian traditions can appreciate Easter for what it is, and I think the preparation season is a really good ...

Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. For Christians, the cross is most prominent during the Lenten season. As one who attended Catholic schools from the first to the 12th grade, I ...

Believers observe the day by fasting and receiving ashes in the shape of a cross on their forehead. Ash Wednesday also marks the first day of the season of Lent, a 40-day period of prayer and ...

Ash Wednesday landed at the start of March this year, marking the start of the Lenten season, a 40-day period of reflection before the joyful celebration that is Easter. But when is Easter?