Lent is a period of time between Ash Wednesday and Easter where Christians focus on spiritual purification, meditation and penance. It lasts around 40 days, not including Sundays, drawing from the 40 ...

A screen grab shows Jesuit Father Marko Rupnik, an artist and theologian, giving a Lenten meditation March 6, 2020, from the Clementine Hall at the Vatican. Priests who work at the Vatican were ...

Bella Vista Community Church, 75 E. Lancashire Blvd., hosts Lenten soup suppers and meditations in McKay Hall at 5:30 p.m. each Wednesday through April 1. Ham and bean soup will be served March 18.

The Lenten season has roots in Christian tradition and spans the six weeks before Easter. It’s a season for reflection and repentance in the church, but many use the time for self-improvement by ...

Have you ever been daunted by emptiness? Have a look at the drone footage taken in various busy metropolitan cities all over the world. In a matter of weeks, the world’s busiest cities have turned ...

Tourists wearing masks walk in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Friday, March 6, 2020. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.) Listen ROME — The Friday Lenten meditation for priests who work at the Vatican ...