Here's what to know about Ash Wednesday 2025. This year, Ash Wednesday falls on March 5. The Roman Catholic day of fasting ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the 40-day period in which Christians worldwide observe a period of reflection, prayer ...

The countdown to the Orthodox Easter is set to begin on March 3, when Greece celebrates “Kathara Deftera,” Greek for “Clean ...

The leader of the Roman Catholic Church calls on his followers to abstain from a lot. Pope Francis’ latest request: stop ...

WHAT is the point of a Lent book? I suppose there is more than one answer to that: to quicken the soul, to awaken the ...

Though the controversies surrounding Pattanam have put an end to excavation work at the archaeological village in Kerala, the ...

Kwanzaa is celebrated each year beginning on Dec. 26 and ending on Jan. 1. This year that will be Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, ...

For Roman Catholics specifically ... according to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. USA Today adds that during Lent, Catholics and Christians will give up something they enjoy ...

In the capitularia of Charles the Bald, in 846, the bishops admonish that prince not to call them away from their Churches during Lent or Advent ... it now exists in the Roman Church has gone ...

The Kapampangan language has found new life in the liturgy, thanks to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Fernando (RCASF), which recently ...

By Michael M. Canaris Astute churchgoers likely recently noted that the weekend of Jan. 18-19 marked the Second Sunday in ...