Christians worldwide are celebrating Lent by fasting and repenting while abstaining from luxuries. The period began on Ash Wednesday (February 14) and lasts for 40 days. By the time Lent is over, ...

According to the Universal Norms for the Liturgical Year and the General Roman Calendar: 27. Lent [is a liturgical season that] is ordered to preparing for the celebration of Easter, since the lenten ...

Should we have holy water in the fonts during Lent or should they turn into little ash trays? What does the Church say? Like other liturgical seasons, Lent has its own special rules, and there are ...

The name Advent (From the Latin word Adventus, which signifies a coming) is applied, in the Latin Church, to that period of the year, during which the Church requires the faithful to prepare for the ...

Lent is a 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving, held in preparation for the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus. This year, Lent begins on March 5 and ends on April 17. Lent is 40 days ...

Catholics are instructed to abstain from eating meat on Fridays during Lent, a practice called abstinence. "Meat" is defined as the flesh and organ meat of mammals and fowl — meaning that broth, lard ...

Lent is around the corner. Take some inspiration from America’s staff as you decide what to give up (or take on) as we journey to Easter. If you find yourself always reaching for your headphones to ...

Alvin Yesudas, a Catholic in the southern Indian state of Kerala, began Lent on Ash Wednesday. His neighbor Babu Antony, also a Catholic, started two days earlier. During Lent, both their families ...

Though many Catholics may associate the liturgical season of Lent more with the practice of fasting and abstaining from food, many families around the world use the 40-day season to prepare specific ...

Lent is the period of forty days which comes before Easter in the Christian calendar, traditionally a time of fasting and reflection. It is preceded by Shrove Tuesday and begins with Ash Wednesday.

As Lent begins, Louisiana Catholics and other observers will begin dusting off their seafood recipes for Fridays, but the Lenten diet may not be quite as restrictive as many may think. Throughout the ...