The 98th Oscars are here! Will 'Sinners' or 'One Battle After Another' win best picture, or will a dark horse like 'Hamnet' ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Lenten season for many Christians. The ashes, made from the previous year's burnt palm branches, symbolize mortality and repentance. Lent is a 40-day period of ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Lenten season for many Christians. In 2026, Ash Wednesday falls on Feb. 18, and Lent ends on April 2. The ashes, made from the previous year's Palm Sunday ...

Do Christians eat meat on Ash Wednesday? The answer is yes and no, depending on their denomination. Many Catholics do not eat meat on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday or any Fridays during Lent, the rule is ...

Since the times of ancient Rome, some Christians have been wearing a smudge of ashes on their foreheads every year during the Day of Ashes, also known as Ash Wednesday. Churches around the world ...

Ash Wednesday, in most Christian denominations, is the beginning of the Lenten season leading up to Easter Sunday. It is observed with a service where the faithful are marked with ashes. Many adults, ...

The Christian observance of Ash Wednesday Feb. 18 this year and will mark the season of Lent, leading up to Easter. Lent is one of five key periods on the Catholic liturgical calendar, along with ...

“When you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites…. anoint your head and wash your face, so that you may not appear to be fasting, except to your Father who is hidden.” Find today’s readings here ...

In 2026 Ash Wednesday falls on Wednesday, Feb. 18. The liturgical celebration is the start of the Lenten season for Catholics, which ends on Easter Sunday. Other Christian churches offer Ash Wednesday ...

For nearly five decades, Steven Spielberg has helped define what alien stories mean to movie audiences. Sometimes they arrive as cosmic miracles. Sometimes as existential threats. Sometimes as ...

Director Roland Emmerich’s 1996 alien invasion movie Independence Day arrives on Netflix today and I, for one, can’t wait to watch the film for what might be the 50th time. Sure, there are plenty of ...

Ridley Scott’s iconic “Alien” is arguably the greatest (and possibly scariest) sci-fi horror movie ever made. Its ominous tagline “In space no one can hear you scream” didn’t stop millions of viewers ...