The Catholic Roman Missal book says ... the practice of covering crosses and images throughout the church from [the fifth] Sunday [of Lent] may be observed. Crosses remain covered until the ...

pastoral minister at Old St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, at Mary Bartelme Park on the Near West Side. Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times Share Ash Wednesday signals the start of Lent, a 40-day period of ...

New York's Catholics observe the start of Lent throughout the city on Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2025. Today marks the beginning of Christianity's 40 days of prayer, fasting and giving ahead of ...

(RNS) — With a Catholic clergy Lenten dance trend ... Moss linked the Super Bowl show to American politics and showed images of the performance. “It is here that Kendrick Lamar critiques ...

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The Lenten season is upon Catholics. To mark the beginning of the Lenten season, or the 40-day period prior to Easter, Catholic Cemeteries of Long Island held a Stations of the Cross prayer ...

On Friday, March 14, 2025, St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church in East Drumore Township hosted its first fish fry of this year’s Lenten season. The church, at 955 Robert Fulton Highway (Route ...

In the Catholic faith, Fridays during Lent are "obligatory days of abstinence," according to the website of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. "Abstinence laws consider that meat ...

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.

Lent is a significant period in the Catholic faith marked by fasting, abstinence, and spiritual reflection. One of the primary dietary restrictions Catholics observe during this time is abstaining ...

Yes. According to christianity.com, Catholic, Orthodox and many Protestant believers observe Ash Wednesday. But not all Protestant believers. “The path of Lent — prayer, fasting, and ...