Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent, sees a significant increase in church attendance, even surpassing Christmas and Easter. The author argues that President Donald Trump's policies have led to a ...

Lent is the time before Easter during which the faithful abstain and fast in remembrance of the ultimate sacrifice Jesus made on Calvary. It is a 40-day time of preparation before Easter, the ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Less than a week into the Catholic Lenten season in Northeast Ohio and the appetite for seasonal fish fries is not subsiding. Many active Catholics abstain from eating meat on ...

IOWA’S TAXES AND MORE ON THE PROPOSAL. LAURA. MARCUS. THANK YOU. WELL, IT IS THE SEASON OF LENT, THE 40 DAY PERIOD OF PRAYER, FASTING AND CHARITABLE GIVING THAT LEADS UP TO EASTER. AND RIGHT NOW ...

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.

BREAK OUT THE TARTAR SAUCE. THE START OF LENT MEANS THE RETURN OF FISH FRIES TO THE METRO. HERE’S OUR DIGITAL MEDIA MANAGER, JAKE ANDERSON. THE ANNUAL LENTEN TRADITION IS RETURNING TO OMAHA.

In the fourth century, Lent developed as a time to accompany catechumens preparing for baptism. It was first explicitly mentioned at the Council of Nicaea in 325. Originally, Lent began on the ...

Can two rivals, bringing Robert Indiana’s long-hidden work into the light, reboot his legacy for a new generation? By Julia Halperin This year’s show pays elegant, effusively colorful ...

“It’s my first Lent; I want to do things right!” Sylvie Ferrand was somewhat taken aback when Ophélie, a 19-year-old woman she is preparing for baptism in her parish in Épernay, brought up ...

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) — During the Lenten season, many churches and organizations in the Youngstown area are cooking and selling fish every Friday up until Easter, which is Sunday, April 20 ...

The nightly recitation of the rosary for Pope Francis’ health became part of the Lenten retreat beginning March 10. The cardinals and other retreat participants recite it at about 6 p.m. local ...

This Jubilee year, Pope Francis has called on us to be ‘Pilgrims of Hope’. This is CAFOD’s mission - to bring your love for your neighbour to people suffering around the world, and to give them the ...