But what is Lent, exactly? At its core, Lent is a solemn season focused on faith and sacrifice. However, there’s much more to ...

Tomorrow we will celebrate the fifth Sunday of Lent. Lent was established by the Council of Nicea in 325 AD with emphasis on ...

Our theme for Lent this year is Jesus in Collision. Each week emphasizes the different ways Jesus collides with our popular culture.

In many traditions, Psalm 51 is included in worship services that begin the season of Lent. Its author acknowledges messy buildup: “I recognize my faults” (v. 3, GNT). The psalmist situates our ...

Lent, a solemn season in the Christian liturgical calendar, is often perceived as a time for individual repentance and prayer ...

Four decades of fish frying continues at Cristo Rey Church in Lansing despite an uptick in fish prices since February 2024 ...

And yet Francis’ critics often complain that he’s authoritarian, that he takes decisions in a vacuum and without regard to ...

Few people associate McDonald’s with the season of Lent, but the fast-food chain has played a small but iconic role in Lenten history — at least in the United States.

Introduction The history of Lent dates back to centuries ago with Christians spending time preparing to celebrate the ...

Grech said the new phase’s goal “is to ensure that implementation does not happen in isolation, as if each diocese or eparchy ...

The Catholic Church opened the solemn Lenten season leading to Easter on Wednesday without the participation of Pope Francis, who is in the third week of hospital treatment for double pneumonia.