Lent 2025: when does it start and why do Christians observe it? - Deciding what to give up for Lent is a personal choice, ...

When times seem uncertain, as they do currently, both globally and nationally, it is, perhaps, important to discover new and ...

Easter Sunday may still be more than two months away, but the Easter season kicks off in less than a month with the arrival ...

It is also common practice in the Catholic church to abstain from eating meat on Fridays during the Lenten season. In advance of the start of Lent, there is Fat Tuesday — Mardi Gras. When is Fat ...

Fish-fry Fridays start March 7, the first Friday of the Catholic Lenten Season. We’re making our list and checking it twice as we collect information about restaurant fish fries. Our non-profit fish ...

On the first day of Lent, the Saint John Paul II National Shrine in Washington, D.C., will host an exhibit on the Shroud of ...

Holy Saturday marks the end of the Lenten season on April 19, it is a time to mourn the death of Jesus and to prepare for his ...

In a letter to Pope Francis on behalf of the U.S. bishops, Archbishop Timothy Broglio said they join the Holy Father in ...

Lent (a season of spiritual renewal) came early this year. Tony Campolo tells a parable of a boring, little town that decided to hold a footrace. One man fell to his knees, crying, ‘I have crossed the ...

Easter is a few months away, but several other religious holidays, like Ash Wednesday, are coming up. Here's when Fat Tuesday ...

The observance marks the start of lent, the season leading up to Easter; it's is one of five key periods on the Catholic liturgical calendar, along with Advent, Christmas, Easter, and Ordinary ...

The Secret of the Holy Face” is a Lenten Retreat coming up on Saturday, March 8 at St. Michael’s Parish in Buckman. Speakers are Cathy Maloney-Hills, OSF and ...