As Catholics journey towards Calvary, they undertake many particular practices and devotions during the Lenten season.

Lent is a period of 40 days which many Christians observe as a time of fasting, abstinence and penitence - here is everything ...

According to religious historian Dr. Teresa Berger of Yale Divinity School, "Lenten practices have always contained seeds of ...

Lent is a Christian time of reflection starting on Ash Wednesday and lasting for 40 days (not including Sundays) until Easter ...

The first day of the season, Ash Wednesday, is observed primarily by Catholics, as well as some Protestant denominations, by ...

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Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras, marks the final day of indulgence before the season of Lent begins in many Christian traditions.

Pope Francis stabilized enough Tuesday after two respiratory crises to resume using a nasal tube for oxygen, rather than a ...