The Catholic Church opened the solemn Lenten season leading to Easter on Wednesday without the participation of Pope Francis, ...

Mother Angelica, the foundress of EWTN, explained that Ash Wednesday is an invitation to consider the end of our lives and ...

The season of Lent for Western Catholics began on Ash Wednesday, March 5; for Eastern Rite Catholics, Lent began on Clean ...

To help Catholics live this special liturgical time and deepen their knowledge of the faith, here are answers to the most ...

The Synod on Synodality disappointed many women’s hopes that it would recognize women’s essential role in the church. A women ...

Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving in preparation for Jesus Christ' resurrection.

Catholics observe Lent through fasting and abstinence, avoiding meat on specific days. These are some of the permitted foods.

The investigation into the deaths of legendary actor Gene Hackman, his wife, Betsy Arakawa and one of their three dogs, ...

If you're hoping to score a warm plate of fried fish on a Friday night during Lent, but don't know where to find one – look ...

The Diocese of St. Petersburg has a list of parishes and schools in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, Hernando and Citrus ...

On six Fridays at area churches through Lent, Knights of Columbus groups and other organizations often offer reasonably ...

As Lent began on Ash Wednesday (March 5), Catholic women frustrated over being disenfranchised by the church despite promises of greater recognition are going on strike, withholding numerous ...