Theme: Beyond the devil’s lies, half-truths and spin!

There seems no right answer to which way the sign of the cross should be made – either from left to right, as is done in the ...

Observant Muslims the world over are united in a ritual of daily fasting from dawn to sunset now that the Islamic holy month ...

The faithful across Hancock County gathered at services Wednesday, opening the season of Lent with prayer, penance and fasting.

Left unchecked, with no repentance, our many collective individual sins metastasize into what Saint Pope John Paul II called the “structures of sin” – those larger elements within our cultures, ...

ThyWord launches on Ash Wednesday as a voice first prayer companion for the fastest growing segment of the wellness app ...

Lent 0 Ramadan 0 Lent and Ramadan begin on the same day… what if the real enemy is secularism? It might look like a football match or any other competition. This year, the start <a ...

St. John the Evangelist Church in Philadelphia offered Masses, brief liturgies with ashes and confessions over 11 hours Feb. 18, thanks to an army of volunteers and Franciscan friars.

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent in Western Christianity. Here's what ash means on Ash Wednesday as well as the history of how this tradition came to be.

Today is Ash Wednesday, marking the start of Lent, a 40-day season of prayer, fasting and reflection leading up to Easter. If you're looking to observe the season with meaningful religious items, ...

Syracuse, N.Y. — A few dozen people received Ash Wednesday services in the parking lot outside of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Mattydale. Why there? “Because of the friends I have ...