While February always brings the celebration of Valentine's Day, in 2026, it will also usher in the beginning of the Lenten season. The dates of Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and Easter change each year.

Valentine’s Day candy is already hitting the clearance shelves, which means the next season on the calendar is here. As quickly as hearts and roses arrived, Christians around the world are preparing ...

Mardi Gras is Tuesday, Feb. 17. This year, the date also coincides with the start of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month. The holiday marks the final day of Carnival before the Christian season of Lent ...

For many Christians, important religious holidays are right around the corner. Lent will soon start with Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of the 40-day period in which Christians worldwide ...

Ash Wednesday lands in mid-February this year, marking the start of the Lenten season, a 40-day period of reflection before Easter. But when is Easter? It's on the later end of the ever-changing ...

The sun is beginning to set on the 2026 Winter Olympics, the global event that invites athletes from all over the world to compete on a world stage for top honors in a variety of sports. The two-week ...

Fast-food chain Wendy's will shutter 5% to 6% of its stores nationwide in the first half of 2026 as part of an ongoing downsizing plan. Interim CEO Ken Cook first told investors in a Nov. 7 quarterly ...

Wendy’s said Friday that it plans to shutter between 5% and 6% of its restaurants in the first half of the year. The closures are part of a previously announced turnaround plan, which the fast-food ...

Mardi Gras festivities wrap up this week, ending carnival season. Ash Wednesday is soon, signaling the start of 40 days of reflection and repentance known as Lent. Unlike fixed holidays, the dates for ...

Churches around the world are ready to celebrate a special mass or service next week to commemorate the start of Lent, a penitence period that ends on Easter Day. Lent is a period of self-sacrifice ...

With less than half of the competition left, many fans of the Olympics are looking ahead to the Closing Ceremony of the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics. This epic grand finale to the 2026 Winter Olympics ...

Ash Wednesday lands in mid-February this year, marking the start of the Lenten season, a 40-day period of reflection before Easter. But when is Easter? It's on the later end of the ever-changing ...