Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (WBRE/WYOU) — During the season of Lent, many Christians abstain from meat on Fridays and pick up fish, shrimp, pierogies, haluski ...

The Season of Lent is upon many Christians once again. Lent began on Feb. 18, 2026, Ash Wednesday. This period of abstinence and fasting commemorates the temptation of Jesus Christ, where he spent 40 ...

YORK, Pa. — The 40-day Lenten season, which commemorates the time Jesus spent fasting in the desert, begins with today with Ash Wednesday. Many Catholics observe Lent by refraining from eating meat on ...

In Louisiana, many churches offer Lent-friendly dinners during the 40-day Lenten period — which begins Feb. 18 on Ash Wednesday and ends April 2 — as the tradition suggests Christians abstain from ...