VATICAN CITY, MAR 12 - Pope Francis continued his treatments and motor and respiratory physiotherapy at Rome's Gemelli ...

# The days of Lent are like a mini-pilgrimage, a retreat, a time for spiritual exercises, prayer and practices in preparation for the celebration of Easter and rebirth. We are forever leaning how to ...

A cluster of new and forthcoming titles, including devotionals and other works by popular Christian pastors, theologians, and ...

In addition, by fasting from the temptation to hurry and recklessly rush about, we embrace the Lenten call to grow by living ...

Lent is the 40-day period of repentance and renewal preceding Easter. It is a special spiritual season for meditation, prayer ...

As Pope Francis' condition remains stable, which is a sign of continued improvement, he followed the start of the Lenten ...

Pope Francis continues to improve a month after he was hospitalized with bronchitis and double pneumonia, the Vatican’s Holy ...

Starting in Lent 2014, Pope Francis chose to hold the spiritual exercises at a retreat house in the town of Ariccia, about 20 miles southeast of Rome in the Alban Hills. The cardinal prefects of ...

This year, the period of Ramadan began March 1 for Muslims, while Lent starts March 5. Fasting, prayer—though both ...

Karl Rahner, S.J. The days of Lent are like a mini-pilgrimage, a retreat, a time for spiritual exercises, prayer and practices in preparation for the celebration of Easter and rebirth. We are fore ...

It is the sixth consecutive year that Pope Francis has not participated in a joint Lenten retreat with the cardinals of the ...