print email comment close Lent: Call to Conversion: Frequently Asked Questions About Lent URL: http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/lent/faqs.asp Description: Questions and answers about this Christian religious observance that precedes Easter. Answers questions such as, "Why do Catholics fast and give things up during Lent?" "Why are there ashes on Ash Wednesday and palms on Palm Sunday" "When does Lent end?" and "Why meatless Fridays?" From Americancatholic.org, a website from the Franciscans and St. Anthony Messenger Press.  Publisher: Americancatholic.org LII Database Information: Record 23491 created by Maria Brandt on 03/08/2007 Last modification on 03/19/2007 Published: 03/29/2007   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23491