Christians will celebrate Ash Wednesday is tomorrow, also marking the beginning of the 40-day Lenten season. Christians have observed Lent all across the globe for more than 1,000 years. The first ...

Fasting during Lent represents one of Christianity’s most profound spiritual disciplines, with roots extending deep into biblical traditions. Though not explicitly outlined in scripture, this practice ...

Lent has traditionally been a time of fasting and abstinence, and there is no better way for a contemporary Christian to celebrate Lent than by fasting from carbon to save the world from global ...

Meatless Wednesdays and Fridays? No butter, cheese or eggs during Lent? More than a hundred fast or abstinence days per year? Maybe being a Catholic today isn’t so tough after all ... The Church has ...

Here's a look at Lent, a season of prayer and penance in the Christian church and a period of preparation for the Easter season. Here's a look at Lent, a season of prayer and penance in the Christian ...

Wednesday, March 5, marks the beginning of Lent, a season observed by Christians around the world. This time has traditionally been kept by Roman Catholics, Orthodox, Anglicans, and some others. But ...

Many Christians in Muslim-majority Pakistan often keep the Lenten fast with the same vigor as their Muslim neighbors who fast daily from dawn to dusk during Ramadan, the Islamic holy month. In a ...

My friend Anthony Scillia went to the Allendale Bar & Grill on the afternoon of Friday, Feb. 24. I know this because, a few hours later, he posted a mouth-watering photo on his Facebook page. Above it ...

Lent is coming up, meaning many will be seeking out meatless fast-food options. Some chains are using beef oil to cook fries and fish.