Sometimes I think the children’s message at church is meant as much for the adults as for the children. This past Sunday, the pastor began to talk to the kids about the importance of action.

Children and the elderly are exempt from the fasting requirement on Ash Wednesday and during Lent. Ash Wednesday – officially known as the Day of Ashes — is a day of repentance, when ...

Lent is the period of six weeks (40 days not including Sundays) leading up to Easter, the most important festival in the Christian calendar. Lent starts on Ash Wednesday. The last week of Lent is ...

John and Paul Catholic Church in Altoona will host fish fries every Friday during Lent. They will take place from 4:30 p.m. to 7 each Friday. Adult plates cost $14. Children ages 6-12 cost $6 ...

Members of the Catholic Church, ages 18 to 59, are required to observe Lent and fast on Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are known as obligatory days of abstinence. Children 14 and ...