Franciscan Father Joachim speaks with people visiting the gift store at Our Lady's Chapel in downtown New Bedford after ...

Easter falls on the first Sunday after the full moon that occurs on or after the spring equinox. This year, Easter is Sunday, ...

On the last day before Great Lent, Orthodox believers celebrate Forgiveness Sunday, or the week of Syropustnaya. On this day ...

Psalm 32:3-4 encapsulates how he was feeling. “When I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. For ...

Here's what to know about Ash Wednesday 2025. This year, Ash Wednesday falls on March 5. The Roman Catholic day of fasting marks the first day of the season of Lent, a 40-day period of prayer and ...

Lenten observances can involve giving up more than food. It could be abstaining from social media or soap operas, which can be the same thing, more or less.

Lent, a 40-day season commemorating the time Jesus spent fasting in the desert, begins on Ash Wednesday, March 5. On Fridays ...

Rockwell Beer Company is kicking off fish fry season early with its "Fish Fry Light Lager." The beer will hit store shelves ...

It wasn't exactly New Orleans, but Catholics in the St. John Valley liked to stir up mischief before the start of Lent.

We're almost through the first eight weeks of the new year, and now our sights are turning to the spring months with Pancake Tuesday just around the corner, followed by Lent.

Good Friday, the Friday before Easter, falls on April 18, 2025. The holiday remembers the day that Jesus Christ suffered and ...

The date of Pancake Day varies each year, depending on when Easter Sunday is held during the year. As Easter Sunday takes ...