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 ...

In a few days, Christians will begin practicing the 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving, known as Lent. The period is held each spring as a preparation for the resurrection of Jesus Christ on ...

Today thousands of Christians in Alabama and millions worldwide will observe Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of Lent, the penitential season leading up to the celebration of Easter on April ...

When Lent arrives each year, I find myself in conversations about fasting with other Catholic women. We exchange plans for our seasonal food abstinence — small meals and no meat on Fridays, often ...

"After fasting forty days and forty nights, Jesus was hungry." - Matthew 4:1 (ESV) Last week began the season of Lent, when many Christians observe the spiritual principle of fasting for 40 days, ...

With the deadly coronavirus outbreak spreading, Christians around the world are taking precautions while publicly observing Lent, as a prominent international mission organization calls on believers ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — There is no getting around fasting during Lent. Not only is it one of the three pillars of spiritual practice along with prayer and almsgiving, but it also bookends the period of ...

On March 7, the Holy Orthodox Church will begin the season of Great Lent. This period of fasting is accompanied by beautiful services that challenge us to return to the path of salvation, forgiveness ...

As we stand on the threshold of Lent 2015, I want to call to your attention our story on page five of this issue about Pope Francis’ message for the 40-day period of prayer, fasting and almsgiving.

For millions of people around the world, today will be observed as Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent. Many Christians will line up in church and get a smudge on the forehead in the shape of a cross.