In many Catholic parishes, people are gathering for Friday night fish fries because they abstain from eating meat on Fridays ...

As someone who has studied interfaith relations for decades, I believe this moment is ... suffering of the less fortunate. For Christians, Lent’s 40-day fast, running from March 5 to April ...

Lent is nearly halfway over, and millions are eagerly awaiting Easter Sunday. Here are the meanings behind the days and why ...

In Pakistan, the Christian minority observes Lent according to its own traditions. This year, its concurrence with Ramadan ...

As we head into the end of March, you may be anticipating the arrival of Easter. But it won't be here for several more weeks.

(RNS) — Muslims around the world are celebrating Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar and a time for ...

Lent is six weeks of fasting or self-sacrifice, prayer and almsgiving observed by Christians each year to prepare for the celebration of Easter, when they believe Christ rose from the dead to ...

Christians believe humans began as dust and they will ... People have written of fasting on Friday to commemorate this sacrifice as early as the first century. Technically, it's the flesh of ...

Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, is the last day of a three-day festival (some believe longer) known as Carnival, characterized by plenty of celebration and indulgence. It precedes Lent, the Christian ...