Christians worldwide celebrate Shrove Tuesday. It's the last day before the 40-day Lent period of fasting and prayer.

Everyone is keeping their eyes on the skies in New Orleans as severe weather on the horizon could put a damper on the finale ...

A food that many have come to know and love and consume once a year enjoys its time in the spotlight today. The paczek, ...

Racers dressed as a skyscraper, beekeeper and a chest of drawers were among dozens of runners zipping around a central London ...

Lent is a period of 40 days which many Christians observe as a time of fasting, abstinence and penitence - here is everything ...

If you weren’t aware, today isn’t formally known as Pancake Day. I know, I know, it’s a day all about pancakes. However, it’s ...

Christians will get one last nibble on their paczkis and king cakes as Mardi Gras and the Carnival Season give way to Ash Wednesday this week.

COMMENT - The Archbishop joined Scott Mills on BBC Radio 2 Breakfast this morning to deliver a Pause for Thought. This ...

Also known as the Day of Ashes, this traditional day of repentance for Christians, and observed by various denominations, involves fasting and mass.

The Rev. Ms. Laura Loving, Director of Children’s Ministries at The United Church of Los Alamos answers questions about ...

Fat Tuesday also precedes Ash Wednesday, marking the first day of Lent, a period that lasts for forty days. Easter Sunday will be celebrated on April 20. Historically, people celebrate Fat Tuesday ...