JAKARTA: “I came so that they might have life and have it more abundantly” (John 10:10) — With these words of Christ as their ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

His weekly Wednesday general audience was canceled since the Vatican hierarchy is on retreat this week as part of the Lenten spiritual exercises that have been a mainstay of the Jesuit pope’s ...

Our Lady of Divine Providence: 8617 W. Metairie Ave., Metairie. All Fridays of Lent except Good Friday from 4PM to 7PM or until sold out. Drive-thru only. Catfish plate $10, Crawfish pie plate $10 ...

This year, cassava is in double demand as it is not just Muslims who are fasting – Ramadan has largely coincided with Lent, the 40-day Christian period of fasting and reflection before Easter.