The soft pretzel has long been an iconic snack, found everywhere from movie theaters to airports, from ballparks to restaurants. But the pretzel may actually have its roots in Lent. The earliest ...

Before Easter, Christians across the world observe a 40-day period called Lent. It represents the 40 days in the Bible that ...

Lent, when Christians fast or forego certain vices for more than six weeks before Easter, falls on February 22 this year. The Lenten period first emerged shortly after the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD ...

On Wednesday, many Christians will show up to work with ashes smudged on their foreheads. Many more will head to church on their lunch break or after work to receive a cross of ashes on their face.