Fasting during Lent has a much deeper meaning than simply giving up dessert or snacks, an evangelist told Fox News Digital. "When we fast, we're practicing an ancient discipline designed by God to ...

Lent starts next week with Ash Wednesday, as a significant part of the Christian faith is about to begin. Here is what we know about the Lenten season, Ash Wednesday, as well as upcoming dates for ...

Why would a person deprive themselves of some sort of substance like food? Why would someone want to be reminded of their death? Why is Lent so important to some people? For many Christians, it is ...

On Wednesday, many Christians will show up to work with ashes smudged on their foreheads. Many more will head to church on their lunch break or after work to receive a cross of ashes on their face.

With the arrival of Lent, millions of Catholics around the world begin a period of reflection and spiritual preparation leading up to Holy Week, the central moment of the Christian faith that ...

Wednesday, March 5, marks the beginning of Lent, a season observed by Christians around the world. This time has traditionally been kept by Roman Catholics, Orthodox, Anglicans, and some others. But ...

If you've been "fasting" from unhealthy habits for Lent, you're in luck: Thursday is the last day of Lent. The weeks-long spring tradition of Lent is celebrated by millions of Christians around the ...

For those staying strong in their Lent fasting, you're nearing the halfway mark! Millions of Christians around the world are observing the weeks-long spring tradition, which is practiced in honor of ...

Every year, when Lent begins, the same question comes back and intrigues a lot of people: why don’t we eat meat during Lent? Is it just a religious rule, or is there something deeper going on: history ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. ”Don’t let your penance become a penance for others,” Mary, Mother of the Church pastor Father Chuck Barthel said during the ...

While most years the season of Lent feels as though it crept up on me, this year's unusually early arrival of Ash Wednesday and the formal launch of this liturgical time of penance and prayer has ...