(RNS) — It is an act of penance for what we in the rich world have done, and it is a prayer for help in avoiding catastrophe. (RNS) — Lent has traditionally been a time of fasting and abstinence, and ...

As we turn the page on the calendar from February to March, we once again enter the Lenten season, a time of fasting and reflection in Christianity in the period leading up to the Easter holiday. For ...

For those staying strong in their Lent fasting, you're nearing the halfway mark! Millions of Christians around the world are observing the weeks-long spring tradition, which is practiced in honor of ...

Jaya Saxena is a former correspondent at Eater, and the series editor of Best American Food and Travel Writing. She explores wide ranging topics like labor, identity, and food culture. According to ...

ABOUT THE MEANING OF THE MARK AND THE SEASON OF LENT... <IT REALLY IS A TIME FOR ALL OF US TO ASK GOD TO RENEW OUR HEARTS.> CHRISTIAN AND CATHOLIC COMMUNITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING HERE ON ...

Lent is not only a time of self denial but also of transformation. Six saints and blesseds have offered the following profound reflections on how to live this time authentically through fasting and ...

Our traditional Lenten practices can certainly be shared with the younger members of the Church, helping us to pray together as parishes, schools and families. The Stations of the Cross are explained ...

CHICAGO — In many Catholic parishes, people are gathering for Friday night fish fries because they abstain from eating meat on Fridays during Lent. In Muslim homes, people are gathering every evening ...