Experts from Catholic groups give practical ways to love those in need following the release of Pope Leo XIV's first ...

After six Fridays of not eating meat, Christians observing Lent are nearly at the finish line. The 40-day season of prayer comes to an end this week just ahead of the Easter holiday. The period has ...

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 ...

We have reached the Third Sunday of Lent, a milestone in our journey of fasting, prayer, and almsgiving. By now, many of us have hopefully found a steady rhythm — whether it is through personal ...

When St. Joseph taught Jesus to be a carpenter, he no doubt emphasized tools and how to use them. In the first century, carpenters used saws, hammers, planes, measuring instruments and the like to ...

Every year, the majority of Christians around the world, Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant, participate in what is arguably one of the most counter-cultural traditions — the season of Lent. This ...

Are you shopping at Target? Well, that is a question being posed across social media, also in family group chats after the retail giant announced it's rolling back DEI programs. Well, Pastor Jamal ...

Junior Eryn Cornwell distributes ashes to Bishop Dennis Walsh during Mass March 5 in Christ the King Chapel at St. Ambrose University in Davenport. DAVENPORT — As students walked through the gathering ...

Archbishop Gomez anoints a young man with ashes at Ash Wednesday Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels March 5. (Victor Alemán) As Lent began last week, I watched an Instagram reel, ...

Overview: An ancient spiritual practice, fasting can range from rejecting food and water to giving up a favorite TV show during the 40 days of Lent. Along with prayer and reading of Scripture, the ...