After thunderstorms, severe gusts of wind and some tornadoes led to abbreviated Mardi Gas celebrations in southeast Louisiana ...

Ash Wednesday is on Wednesday, March 5, 2025. The day signals the beginning of Lent, a period Roman Catholics participate in ...

Ash Wednesday, March 5, this year, the first day of the Lenten season and is considered a reminder of human mortality.

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent. For Catholics, Lent means no meat on Ash Wednesday or Fridays during the season.

Mardi Gras festivities were underway early Tuesday in New Orleans despite a forecast of severe weather expected later in the ...

The conclusion falls the day before Ash Wednesday and is seen as a final day of feasting and revelry before the solemnity of ...

Fat Tuesday and Ash Wednesday take place this week, marking the start of Lent. Here are the dates for Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday.

It’s a Fish Fry Friday! We’re taking a closer look at the religious reasoning behind it. According to the Archdiocese of St.

After a weekslong pre-Lenten bash — complete with elaborate parades that meander through New Orleans, shimmery beads tossed from floats, streets lined with costumed revelers, lavish balls and ...