One of the primary dietary restrictions Catholics observe during this time is abstaining from meat on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, and all Fridays of Lent. Understanding what foods are permissible ...

In 2024, Ash Wednesday arrived early in the season, falling on Feb. 14, which is also Valentine's Day. This year, in 2025, ...

New York's Catholics observe the start of Lent throughout the city on Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2025. Today marks the beginning of Christianity's 40 days of prayer, fasting and giving ahead of ...

Ash Wednesday kicks off the Lenten season next week. Here's what days to look for, leading up up to Good Friday and Easter ...

A: Contrary to popular thinking, Ash Wednesday is not a holy day of obligation. You do not have to go to Mass that day or ...

Ramadan and its official end falls close to another Abrahamic religion's end of season Lent, and with it Good Friday and ...

This year is a Jubilee year in the Catholic Church with the theme of being pilgrims of hope. How can we envision this holy ...

Most believers consider abstinence and fasting as helpful to their faith and as acts similar to prayer, survey finds ...

Shameless plug, we’re here every week. We’d love to have you”  These words, issued by our very own Fr. Francis on this year’s Ash Wednesday 9pm mass, are ones I’m sure all of us who go to church have ...