Now is not a time to deny that it is dark, says Sr. Christine Schenk. It is a time to lean on God's own Spirit to help us ...

The second, at the end of Lent, follows the light of the Paschal candle at the Easter Vigil, calling us to walk in Christ’s footsteps.” During Lent, the faithful pray for and with catechumens ...

We sell our faith short, and so we sell our Lent short. At least I do. I have spent most of my life thinking of the faith as ...

Lent, the 40-day period leading up to Easter, presents an opportunity for believers to engage in a symbolic pilgrimage of sacrifice and renewal. The age-old question resurfaces each year: What to give ...

Pope Francis is on his 29th straight day in the hospital, a day after he marked the 12th anniversary of when he was elected ...

Pope Francis has begun his 28th consecutive day in hospital on the 12th anniversary of when he was elected pope in 2013 following five ballots in a papal conclave.

Every year before Easter Sunday, Christians worldwide engage in a time of solemn contemplation known as Lent. Lent is a period of roughly 40 days before Resurrection Sunday that begins with Ash ...

Check the website for Mass times and other information and events. Divine Redeemer Parish lenten fish fries begin March 7 at St. James Church in the school cafeteria and Gathering Space.

We have just entered the season of Lent. It begs a question. Must one be a Christian in order to benefit from some of its spiritual traditions and practices? The answer has to be: of course not.

says Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David as the season of Lent begins MANILA, Philippines – Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David criticized the practice of some Catholics who, during Fridays of Lent ...

I write this on Ash Wednesday – the beginning of Lent. To Christians, it is the beginning of a forty-day period of prayer, charity and sacrifice. It is a time when we remember the events leading up to ...