At the beginning of his public life, Jesus was baptized by his cousin John the Baptist in the Jordan River. John was a prophet and a preacher, and he urged people to be baptized as a sign of their ...

After this year’s extended period of Ordinary Time, Christian believers will soon begin the penitential season of Lent. St. Luke tells us that after his baptism, the Lord Jesus was “filled with the ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Lewis Lent was convicted for murdering two children in Massachusetts and New York, including 12-year-old Sara Anne Wood. But investigators still don't know where he buried her. Here's a timeline of ...

Sign up for the best picks from our travel, fashion and lifestyle writers. The Christian season of Lent is well underway, after beginning last month. Christians ...

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.

Pope Francis has encouraged Catholics to practice charity in Lent this year by caring for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. In his message for Lent 2021, the pope asks people to "experience ...