Lent is a 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving that Catholics and some other Christian denominations observe as a time of repentance and closeness to God in preparation for the day of ...

Valentine's Day will bring hearts, candy and lots of love to South Jersey, but, for Christians in the area, Wednesday has another meaning this year. Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent ...

For Western churches Lent begins every year on Ash Wednesday. This year it begins on March 1. The date varies from year to year, starting in either late February or early March. However ...