Luke’s vision of Jesus is deeply attuned to God’s compassion, justice and concern for those most impoverished and ...

With Pope Francis entering his fourth week in hospital, those working in the Apostolic Palace are grappling with the ...

Wednesday, March 5, marks the beginning of Lent, a season observed by Christians around the world. This time has traditionally been kept by Roman Catholics, Orthodox, Anglicans, and some others.

Ash Wednesday is Wednesday, March 5. It is the first day of Lent, a 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving. On Ash Wednesday, priests place ash crosses on worshipers' foreheads to indicate ...

Ash Wednesday has arrived, and Lent 2025 has officially begun. For millions of Christians around the world, this marks the beginning of a spring tradition in honor of Jesus Christ's resurrection ...

Ash Wednesday is this week, kicking off Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving in preparation to honor the resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday. Ash Wednesday ...

The word dwells in us to form our thinking and inspire our living. In a world like this, we can dedicate our 40 days of Lent to follow the lead of the Spirit and reassess everything just as Jesus ...

As worshippers received the cross of ashes on their foreheads, Deacon Eardley ‘Danny’ Price delivered a moving morning sermon, challenging believers to see Lent as more than just a time of giving ...

But there is always something or someone greater or better than we have or are. Lent provides us with the one true principle that is the most lasting and satisfying principle of life — that we ...

After this year’s extended period of Ordinary Time, Christian believers will soon begin the penitential season of Lent. St. Luke tells us that after his baptism, the Lord Jesus was “filled wit ...

The coming of Lent, however, suggests that the gift of one’s memory to God involves the constant purification of memory over a lifetime, as a saint like John Paul surely knew. The annual 40-day ...

This year, Ash Wednesday falls on March 5. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a 40-day period (excluding Sundays) meant to mirror the 40 days Jesus spent fasting and praying in the desert.