CHICAGO — 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 ...

SAN ANTONIO – Wednesday is the first day of Lent, and many Christians will observe the day by going to Mass to be blessed with ashes. Lent is observed by Catholics, Lutherans, Methodists, ...

As the Catholic Church in the Holy Land entered Holy Week by literally retracing the steps of Jesus’ passion in Jerusalem, the Orthodox churches took their first steps into Lent. The Eastern churches ...

Lent is a time of conversion and penance that the Catholic Church offers to believers to prepare for and live the Easter triduum — the mystery of the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus. During ...

Our traditional Lenten practices can certainly be shared with the younger members of the Church, helping us to pray together as parishes, schools and families. The Stations of the Cross are explained ...

Ash Wednesday 2025 is almost here. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of a significant period in the Christian calendar, one that emphasises repentance, reflection, and spiritual growth. This ...

CHICAGO — 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 ...