People take part in the Ash Wednesday Mass at Saint Patrick Cathedral on State Street in Harrisburg. Ash Wednesday signals the beginning of the Lenten season - a period of reflection, purification and ...

About 10 years ago when Heidi Flanagan of West St. Paul, Minnesota, didn’t feel she had enough time after the Christmas season to gear up for Lent, she brought her frustration—and her dislike of the ...

As Catholics celebrate Lent and the tradition of sacrifice that comes in the season, a recurring debate once again surfaces. Do Sundays count? For Catholics, the weeks before Easter include penance, ...

Lent is heavily associated with penance, fasting, and abstinence. It starts with Ash Wednesday, when churchgoers are marked with a cross on their foreheads, made from the ashes of palm branches used ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — Amid burning candles and glowing icons, the Orthodox choir lifts up its voice during an evening service. As incense fills the air, about 50 parishioners bow, make the sign of ...

Christians across Akron and Northeast Ohio will soon begin observing Lent – a 40-day season of prayer, fasting and charity leading up to Easter. One of the most significant periods on the Christian ...

Some of us may still be full from gorging on pancakes for Shrove Tuesday yesterday, more widely known as Pancake Day. But today marks Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, a Christian period of ...

Amid burning candles and glowing icons, the Orthodox choir lifts up its voice during an evening service. As incense fills the air, about 50 parishioners bow, make the sign of the cross and join the ...