The Diocese of Lafayette issued an advisory about the Mass obligation as a winter storm is set to move through the area.

Lent is a 40-day season observed by many Christians that begins with Ash Wednesday and leads into the final weeks of the ...

Pastor Marsha Harris is the leading force behind the community effort. Vibrant, energetic, and passionate, her dedication to ...

Surveys by the Pew Research Center find the Catholic population in Latin American countries has shrunk over the last decade.

Lent is a 40-day season that starts on Ash Wednesday and ends at sunset on Holy Thursday the week before Easter, although ...

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

Carnival has begun, marking the start of the Easter season. Here’s when Easter, Lent, Mardi Gras and related holidays fall in 2026.

Minneapolis authorities said at least two children are dead and more than a dozen were injured Wednesday after a shooter opened fire during a Mass at the Annunciation Catholic School in Minnesota. The ...

Lent is a time preceding Easter in which Christians from different denominations remember the crucifixion of Jesus through practices such as fasting and abstinence. Although it is commonly associated ...

Q: Recently, in some locations in the Davenport Diocese, Ash Wednesday Masses were canceled due to inclement weather. Is Ash Wednesday ever rescheduled or can ashes be distributed on another day? A: ...

Our Mother of Good Counsel, a Catholic church in the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles, fell victim to vandalism and arson on Ash Wednesday, a day that symbolizes penance and reflection for the Christian ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver held Ash Wednesday services on March 5, 2025. Ash Wednesday is a holy day of prayer and fasting ...