On six Fridays at area churches through Lent, Knights of Columbus groups and other organizations often offer reasonably ...

The Catholic Church opened the solemn Lenten season leading to Easter on Wednesday without the participation of Pope Francis, ...

Francis remained in stable condition, with a guarded prognosis, meaning he was not out of danger, the Vatican said.

Catholic women frustrated over being disenfranchised by the church despite promises of greater recognition are going on ...

LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent. “It’s a beautiful spiritual exercise to ask where am I on my ...

The church in Warren has nearly 70 volunteers working each Friday, who are able to dish out 300 fish, shrimp, pierogi or ...

The Catholic Church has opened the solemn Lenten season without the participation of Pope Francis, who was in the third week ...

Ash Wednesday signals the start of Lent, a 40-day period of penance and spiritual preparation leading to Easter in many Western Christian traditions. The following images capture Chicagoans ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-Holy Cross Catholic Church in Santa Barbara took Ash Wednesday to the streets. This is the second year ...

Catholics observe Lent through fasting and abstinence, avoiding meat on specific days. These are some of the permitted foods.

Ash Wednesday is a holy day of prayer, fasting and almsgiving that marks the start of the six weeks of penitence before ...