Why are we as a Church observing this Year of Faith? Pope Benedict XVI, at the start of this year, said that the world has become like a "spiritual desert," a place where the awareness of God has been ...

Lent is a time when Catholics around the world are invited to pray, fast, and give alms as the Church prepares to enter once again into the passion, death, and resurrection of Christ. It is a time ...

As the liturgical season of Lent enters its first full week, it is a time to adjust one's routine to be in a better place spiritually during the 40 days of the Lenten season, according to Pastor Jesse ...

A group of U.S. bishops, including two cardinals, will lead a nine-day Lenten prayer service for migrants and refugees in an online series sponsored by the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. The ...

In a few days, Christians will begin practicing the 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving, known as Lent. The period is held each spring as a preparation for the resurrection of Jesus Christ on ...

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 ...

Lent “is a chance for everybody to make a new start and experience the grace of God,” the Rev. Christopher Collins, the vice president for mission at the University of St. Thomas, said as he headed to ...

Pray without ceasing. Our lives should be a steady stream of prayers, connecting our earthly realm with the heavenly one, and making space for daily encounters with the divine. How, then, do we live ...

After six Fridays of not eating meat, Christians observing Lent are nearly at the finish line. The 40-day season of prayer comes to an end this week just ahead of the Easter holiday. The period has ...

Pope Francis will open a Lenten prayer and penance initiative at a Rome parish March 17 rather than in St. Peter's Basilica as in past years. The initiative, "24 Hours for the Lord," was begun by the ...

Feb. 14 marks the start of Lent, a 40-day religious celebration observed by many Christian denominations, including Catholic, Anglican and Orthodox traditions. Every year, the celebration begins on ...

When I converted to Catholicism as an adult, I quickly became acquainted with Lent, the contemplative and solemn liturgical season of fasting, prayer, and almsgiving preceding Holy Week. It had been ...