Christian holy day, is around the corner. It is the first day of the Lenten season and is considered a reminder of human mortality, according to the Encyclopedia Britannica. Here’s what to know: When ...

Easter, Ash Wednesday which marks the start of Lenten season, Palm Sunday and Good Friday are all religious occasions which ...

Area houses of worship are invited to share their news for our free weekly listings. Email information to Mercury Editor Tony ...

Lent is a 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving, held in preparation for the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus. Lent is 40 days long to represent the 40 days that Jesus spent fasting and ...

The People's Union USA calls the 24-hour spending abstinence, which started at midnight, an "economic blackout," a term that ...

The public is invited to gather at noon in the fellowship hall of First Presbyterian Church at 800 North Main Street, South ...

The Rev. Jamal Bryant said he hopes 100,000 ‘conscientious Christians’ will have signed up by March 5 to mark the ‘season of ...

In a conversation with host Ricardo da Silva, S.J., on “Preach,” James Hanvey, S.J., reflects on the universal appeal of Ash ...

The Christian season of Lent always begins on Ash Wednesday. This year, Ash Wednesday is on March 5. For many Christians, Lent is considered the holiest time of the ...

By Fr. Bruce Riebe For The Catholic Messenger On the day before Ash Wednesday one year, I was in my ...Read More ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a weekslong period for the faithful that comes ahead of one of the most joyous holidays for Christians.