Calgary Catholics who attended a Lenten retreat on April 3 at Ascension Parish were invited to accept the Living Water.

Lent gets its name from a word meaning "springtime," the time of year when the hours of daylight are lengthening and the sun ...

Thomas, said as he headed to a mass on Ash Wednesday, the beginning of a Lenten season in which Pope Francis, 88 and ailing in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, would be on the minds and prayers of the ...

Nuns pray the rosary in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Mar. 16 for the health of Pope Francis, who has been hospitalized for bilateral pneumonia since Feb. 14. (Domenico Stinellis/The ...

Doing penance, described by Philippine Jesuits as an “act of mortification,” is a crucial part of Lent for many Catholics.

So began St. Timothy Episcopal's weekly interfaith community Lenten service in downtown Athens. "Every Wednesday during Lent we have a time when we are able to gather as a community and prepare ...

One of the finest religious poems of the 20th century is “Lenten Illuminations” by Siegfried ... which had led him to finally embrace the Catholic faith in the 72nd year of his trouble-filled ...

Catholic families have a unique and precious opportunity to share with their growing (and grown!) children the beauty and importance of the Lenten Season. By instilling in our children a sense of ...

Young adults at Immaculate Conception Church pray the daily rosary during Lent. Led by Ava Earnhart, the group meets ...

As the midday sun filtered through the colorful stained-glass windows depicting scenes from the Bible, including the crucifixion and resurrection, sounds of the organ filled the wooden sanctuary ...

My appeal is for Christians to direct their prayers during this Lenten season toward Pepfar and people living with H.I.V., with the expectation that God will deliver them and that he will be ...