It also represents the day Jesus entered Jerusalem waving palm branches. Lent is a 40-day period of fasting, prayer, and reflection observed by many Christians in preparation for Easter. This ...

Pax Christ members and supporters will be gathering to fast and pray opposite Downing Street, in remembrance of the murdered children of Gaza, and in solidarity with Nobel Peace Laureate Mairead ...

On Ash Wednesday, March 5, ashes were spread across people’s foreheads, and the person spreading the ashes said, “Remember ...

New research suggests that fasting for three days a week may lead to greater weight loss than slightly reducing calories every day. Experts explain why, and whether you should try it.

As the Christian calendar moves closer to our Easter celebration, this Sunday we sing our hosannas to the King during our ...

In preparation for Easter, many Christians and Catholics have been observing Lent, which began on Ash Wednesday, March 5, and will ...

During this period of 40 days leading up to Easter ... I approach this season of fasting, prayer, and reflection as a time to grow, to do better and to be better. The principles of Lenten fasting ...

According to Brandy Sarrette, RDN, LDN, a clinical dietician with Baystate Health, “Intermittent fasting is an eating plan ...

A diet involving fasting on three nonconsecutive days per week yielded a 6.37 lb greater weight loss after a year than a ...

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In many Catholic parishes, people are gathering for Friday night fish fries because they abstain from eating meat on Fridays during Lent. In Muslim homes, people are gathering every evening ...