COMMENTARY: Lent is the perfect time to rediscover the Act of Contrition and the divine mercy it calls us to embrace.

As the Mardi Gras celebration ends, so begins the solemn period of Lent observed in many Christian circles and denominations.

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

While the season of Lent is marked by fasting and abstinence, cooking for a hungry family in this season of prayer and ...

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

In the Catholic faith, Fridays during Lent are "obligatory days of abstinence," according to the website of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. "Abstinence laws consider that meat ...

As Catholic Relief Services celebrates the 50th anniversary of the annual Lenten Rice Bowl program, Pope Francis has written ...

Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer and fasting leading up to Jesus ...

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

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

St. Paul the Apostle will host fish fry Fridays 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on each Friday of Lent until April 11 with $13 lunches that ...

Catholics who abstain from eating meat on Fridays during Lent have an exception when it comes to alligators and other ...