Many Christian churches, or denominations, are in the season of Lent. But what is Lent anyway? Many of us are familiar with the “season” of Christmas, which is also a name of a season of the ...

This Lent season, Christian charity Stewardship is relaunching its generosity challenge, 40acts, in partnership with Gospel ...

Before Easter arrives, many Christians of different denominations across Houston will participate in around 40 days of Lent – ...

The Lent season – which is a 40-day period of prayer and fasting leading up to Easter – starts on Ash Wednesday and ends on the Thursday before Easter Sunday. This year, Ash Wednesday and the ...

With Lent quickly approaching, it’s time to consider what we will do with the season of grace that God is giving to us. In ...

In sharing the U.S. bishops' Lenten message this year, their pro-life chairman used it "to speak to all who carry the ...

Abstaining from eating meat on all Fridays during Lent is the most widely spread sacrifice ... It is often celebrated with processions and distribution of blessed palm leaves.

which are burned and blessed before they are used. Catholics are not supposed to eat meat on Ash Wednesday, just as they aren't supposed to eat meat on Fridays during Lent. On Ash Wednesday ...

This year, Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent fall in March ... and resurrection of Jesus to be the decisive turning point for all creation.” According to Vatican News, early Christians ...