The Holy Synod of the Georgian Orthodox Church, during its session held today, officially confirmed Metropolitan Shio (Mujiri) of Senaki ...

Greek Orthodox worship looks remarkably consistent across the world, shaped by centuries of historic liturgy and tradition. For many Evangelical Christians, attending a Greek Orthodox service can be ...

Forgiveness Sunday, also known as Cheesefare Sunday, marks the final Sunday before the start of Great Lent in the Greek Orthodox Church. This day emphasizes the themes of Adam and Eve’s exile from ...

Several churches in the Jacksonville area are hosting traditional Friday Fish Fry events during the Lenten season. See locations and dates.

The weeklong festival has been compared to Mardi Gras, marking the start of Lent for Orthodox Christians. People in costumes march on Moscow's Manezhnaya Square during the Maslenitsa festival ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a solemn 40-day season of fasting, prayer, and reflection in Christianity, leading to Easter Sunday. It is one of the most significant days in the Christian ...

ROME (OSV News) — Beneath the Roman pines of the Aventine Hill, Pope Leo XIV led a solemn penitential procession Feb. 18 to Rome’s oldest extant basilica, marking the first Ash Wednesday of his ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Millions of Christians around the world observed Ash Wednesday, the start of the Lenten season, with worship services, prayer and the centuries-old ritual of receiving ashes on ...

Today, the First Lady and I join the millions of Christians in the United States and around the world in observing Ash Wednesday—a solemn day of prayer and repentance and the beginning of the Lenten ...

Opening the first Lent of his pontificate, Pope Leo XIV said the ashes received by Catholics worldwide on Ash Wednesday carry "the weight of a world that is ablaze," tying a sustained reflection on ...

Pope Leo XIV leads a penitential procession to Santa Sabina Basilica to celebrate Ash Wednesday Mass in Rome Feb. 18, 2026. (OSV News photo/Matteo Minnella, Reuters) Beneath the Roman pines of the ...