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Later, churches in the heavily Catholic city filled with the faithful as Ash Wednesday ushered in the season of Lent. At the international airport, officials reported a steady outflow of visitors, many draped in beads they'd snatched at the stream of

Newt Gingrich said in Scottsdale, Arizona that while he will not attend mass today for Ash Wednesday, he will give up "all desserts" for Lent. His wife Callista joked that she will give up her "opinion." By NBC's Alex Moe

So maybe this would be a perfect thing to focus on during Lent. I'm really sick and tired of being a person who has no food discipline, and I'm sick and tired of carrying around extra weight. And to be honest, when I think about

The Season of Lent leading to Easter is a deeply spiritual season in the church. For 40 days, beginning with Ash Wednesday, Feb. 22, we journey with our Lord to the cross. These 40 days called Lent are like no other. We celebrate our spiritual rebirth

For the next 40 days, users can follow Pope Benedict XVI on Twitter to receive daily messages during Lent.

In New Orleans and other cities around the world, millions of people dressed up in elaborate costumes, watched parades, listened to music and partied the day away to celebrate Fat Tuesday, a period of revelry before Lent on

Free and Funny Lent Ecard: Your Facebook friends are praying for you to give up Facebook for Lent. Create and send your own custom Lent ecard.

While Lent is traditionally about private sacrifice, with so much talk of religion in the public square, it seems like a good time to consider embracing some collective acts of atonement for the sorry state of human behavior.

So I was sitting in Commons yesterday looking around at all my classmates, and I began to think about Lent. Not about Jesus wandering through the desert for 40 days and 40 nights while being tempted by the devil, but about my Catholic friends' yearly

While Lent is traditionally about private sacrifice, with so much talk of religion in the public square, it seems like a good time to consider embracing some collective acts of atonement for the sorry state of human behavior.

In the Roman Catholic Church, Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of a 40-day period in which church members are asked to engage in prayer, fasting and doing good works in preparation for Easter, commemorating the

By Jennifer Mastroianni The holy season of Lent begins today, and I can't help but wonder: Is there a special place in heaven for fry guys? That's because the volunteers who run the hot oil fryers at Lenten fish fries truly are a special breed of folk.

Shrove Tuesday, or Pancake Day, is celebrated the day before Ash Wednesday and is typically the day that signals the beginning of a period of abstinence and self-control. Times have rapidly moved on since the death of

In his homily, he noted that Ash Wednesday is a "day of penitence and fasting." Lent helps spiritually prepare Roman Catholics for Easter, which this year falls on April 8. Benedict rubbed ashes on the foreheads of some faithful to symbolize mortality.

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Officers on horseback cleared New Orleans' Bourbon Street early today declaring an end to Carnival 2012 as Mardi Gras revelers began to prepare for the beginning of Lent. Thanks partly to spring-like warmth, Fat Tuesday was an

Bell Township Volunteer Fire Department, 201 Main St., Salina, 4 to 6:30 pm Ash Wednesday, Fridays during Lent, and Good Friday. Dinner: $7, includes choice of hand-breaded fish, shrimp or chicken planks, with fries or pierogi, coleslaw and dessert.

In 2010, Schenck started Lent Madness, a saint-vs-saint online competition on his blog modeled after college basketball's March Madness tournament. The idea caught on, and the madness has spread to include celebrity

Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday celebrated the last day of Carnival, the world's most famous pre-Lent festival. The night parades, which went on until the morning, had massive samba demonstrations, drums, and pyrotechnics. By News Wires (text) AFP – Rio

In the Roman Catholic Church, Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of a 40-day period in which church members are asked to engage in prayer, fasting and doing good works in preparation for Easter, commemorating the

By JOE RUTHERFORD – Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Many, but not all, Christians begin an ancient liturgical season, Lent, today with an observance dating from about the eighth century called Ash Wednesday. Lent is the 40-day period before Easter

In a world filled with clutter, noise and hustle, Lent is a good excuse to step back and rethink how we live. In a world of instant gratification, it's a chance to practice delayed gratification so that we can truly appreciate the

Lent is upon us, the holiest time of the year for Christians — a time for us to ponder the meaning of Christ's sacrifice on the cross, his proclamation of "Good News" for the poor and downtrodden, and the degree to which our lives align with Christ's

Bell Township Volunteer Fire Department, 201 Main St., Salina, 4 to 6:30 pm Ash Wednesday, Fridays during Lent, and Good Friday. Dinner: $7, includes choice of hand-breaded fish, shrimp or chicken planks, with fries or pierogi, coleslaw and dessert.

Each year, when we start talking about Lent and Easter, we hear a familiar question from some Bible Gateway visitors: What is Lent? Is it an official Christian holiday? Was it instituted in the Bible? What does it mean to observe