Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHICAGO — In many Catholic parishes, people are gathering for Friday night fish fries because they abstain from eating meat on ...

As Lent began, Catholic women frustrated over being disenfranchised by the church despite promises of greater recognition are going on strike, withholding numerous services and ministries to their ...

Between 250 and 300 people dine on Fridays for the SMV Men’s Club Friday Night Lenten Fish Fry series held during Lent in the Rev. John P. Finnegan Parish Center at St. Mary of Vernon (SMV) Catholic ...

The world without grace seems old. Though the 19th and 20th century exalted and almost worshipped progress, such devotion too often produced the horrors of the 20th century, in addition to positive ...

LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent. “It’s a beautiful spiritual exercise to ask where am I on my spiritual journey towards God. That’s it,” said Father Denzil Vinthanage, the ...

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 ...

It’s never too early to start thinking about fasnachts. Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Columbia is planning its 93rd annual Fasnacht Bake, during which the church will produce nearly 7,000 dozen of ...