Lent is a 40-day season of fasting and prayer leading up to Easter. Here’s what it means, what you can eat and key 2026 dates like Palm Sunday and Good Friday.

COMMENTARY: Pondering the annual catechumenate, our ‘adventure of God’ and deepening of friendship with Christ can prepare us for Easter’s glory.

As we fast and pray, perhaps we should also ask: what could we share? What might we release for the sake of someone else?

I inherited many books from my older brothers—esoteric books from the 1970s on running and weightlifting, and Pietro di ...

CEBU CITY, Philippines — As Lent is observed across the Philippines, many Catholics once again set aside meat on Fridays ...

For some Christians, this is Lent, a period of 40 days where we observe a season of following Jesus to the cross and tomb. It is a season of repentance and self-reflection leading us to face the truth ...

The Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, has noted with concern that Nigeria, and especially the Northern region retains the unenviable status of “poverty ...

Vice President Kashim Shettima and Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum joined thousands of Muslims in Maiduguri on Friday to celebrate Eid-el-Fitr, ...

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St. Patrick’s Day occurs annually on March 17 in observance of the death of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. What began as a religious feast day in the 17th century has evolved into a variety ...

VICE-PRESIDENT Dr Emmanuel Nchimbi, has urged religious leaders to strengthen moral education to the current generation in order to safeguard the nation’s future. Speaking during an Iftar organised by ...

Minnesota, wants Catholics on the Hill to be able to recognize one another by more than a cross they may wear or Ash Wednesday ashes on their foreheads. Emmer’s office has spearheaded a new group ...