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

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis was resting Wednesday, the start of the solemn Lenten period leading up to Holy Week ...

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

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

Ash Wednesday is the beginning of Lent, a 40-day period of fasting, prayer and reflection in preparation of Easter. St. Peter ...

As Lent began, Catholic women frustrated over being disenfranchised by the church despite promises of greater recognition are ...

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 ...

Photos: Catholics around the Lehigh Valley attended services to mark Ash Wednesday, observed on the first day of Lent.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church explains the Lord ... The Catechism explains: “By the solemn forty days of Lent the Church unites herself each year to the mystery of Jesus in the desert ...

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.