Ash Wednesday is a day away and begins the Christian season of Lent. The 6-week period that leads up to Easter. What we know on date, meaning and more.

Here's everything you need to know about the start of both Ash Wednesday and Lent, and more on how these traditions came to be.

Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving in preparation for Jesus Christ' resurrection.

As the Lenten season approached, faith communities across the region, not just Catholics, have straddled their faith, ...

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The Samsung Galaxy S26 series is expected to run the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. According to Qualcomm's tests, the chip is 20% faster and 35% more power efficient than its predecessor, which was ...