The Church gives us the holy season of Lent each year to help us to step back, to slow down and take stock of our lives.

“In his perversion, the devil wants to destroy that bond,” the Pontiff explained. “Jesus’ relationship with the Father is not ...

Look. Look for opportunities to sacrifice, to give, to sow compassion or inspire hope. Look around you for those in need: the ...

The timing of Lent varies from year to year and is tied to the spring equinox. Here are 2025's key dates, including Easter.

Pope Francis said the Lenten journey reminds the Church that hope in Jesus Christ ... The pope is continuing his medical ...

WESTFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) - Services for Ash Wednesday took place Wednesday across western Massachusetts.

Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer and fasting leading up to Jesus ...

Lent began on Ash Wednesday, March 5. We have 40 days to prepare ourselves for the Triduum by allowing God to purify us ...

Pews were packed at an Ash Wednesday mass led by Miami’s Archbishop Thomas Wenski at Broward’s oldest Catholic Church earlier ...

Cardinal Wilton Gregory (at right), the retiring archbishop of Washington, dispenses ashes to Cardinal Robert McElroy, the ...

For parishioners at Holy Cross church on Buffalo's West Side, Lent began as both a self-reflective journey, and a celebration.