Mark Dziadula sinks his teeth into his first paczek, a Polish doughnut traditionally served at a special time of year.

A few hundred revelers danced their way through the streets of downtown Oakland last night to celebrate Fat Tuesday New ...

Mardi Gras season is bookended by two days on the Christian calendar. The season starts on Euphony, which marks the end of ...

Fat Tuesday - or Mardi Gras - is followed by Ash Wednesday to kick off the start of Lent. Here's what to know about fish ...

On the night before Ash Wednesday, commonly referred to as Fat Tuesday, the parishioners of Christ Church gathered in their ...

Big week for Catholicism if you already didn’t know. I would say one of the most underrated weeks for a Catholic school kid.

Roman Catholic, Episcopal and many other liturgical churches hold services today that include the rubbing of ashes on the forehead, a sign of repentance for sins. Lent is a season of 40 days, not ...

Ash Wednesday marks the start of 40 days of Lent, but what's this Catholic tradition all about and is it still observed in ...

Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer and fasting leading up to Jesus Christ's resurrection on Easter.

Noticing people with smudges on their foreheads today? It is Ash Wednesday, kicking off the 40-day Lenten season of prayer, sacrifice and fish Fridays ...

Racers dressed as a skyscraper, beekeeper and a chest of drawers were among dozens of runners in zany costumes zipping around a central London square with a frying pan in hand ...

The Lenten season will kick off with five Ash Wednesday masses at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart and continue with ...