Lent always occurs at this time of year. Ramadan rotates around the calendar. This year, they coincide, with Christian ...

Fasting is abstaining from food, from certain types of food, or from both food and water. There are several reasons why ...

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

Moussa Cisse is about to play in his first NCAA tournament game. He'll do so while fasting for Ramadan. "Everything that I've ...

If at the end of Ramadan you’ve put on weight from sumptuous feasts – man, I don’t even know how to begin to tell you that something has gone wrong.

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

"The Orthodox differs from most in that a heavy emphasis on fasting for 40 days is recommended ... where the life-giving blood of the Lamb and Son of God has allowed for all people to be freed ...

However, behind it all is the need to balance fasting with feasting; limitations with licentiousness; rituals with release. A balanced spiritual life requires joy, and springtime is the perfect time ...

According to Islam, those who observe the holy month of Ramadan with fasting, prayer and faithful intention are forgiven by God for their past sins. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Muslim ...

During this month, Muslim people who have reached puberty will fast from sunrise to sunset. It is a practice of self-restraint intended to build a relationship with God. People abstain from food ...