Doing penance, described by Philippine Jesuits as an “act of mortification,” is a crucial part of Lent for many Catholics.

During Lent, all Catholics are called to spiritual growth through deeper experiences of prayer, fasting and almsgiving.

Lent gets its name from a word meaning "springtime," the time of year when the hours of daylight are lengthening and the sun ...

It is often said that veiling is a form of fasting for the eyes, allowing church-goers to focus solely on Christ’s passion, the center of Holy Week.

“Keep your eyes on the people.” This phrase struck me while reading a short message on the subject of liturgy that Pope Francis gave on February 28 to staff and students from the Pontifical ...

I'm hoping that a softer approach to these 40 days will help prepare me for the more difficult ones I know are coming.

The second, and even more significant, move toward reverence was turning ad orientem, that is, the priest at the altar facing ...

Only 10 days are left until the end of Lent, an annual 40-day Christian period leading up to Good Friday and Easter Sunday.

Young adults at Immaculate Conception Church pray the daily rosary during Lent. Led by Ava Earnhart, the group meets ...

All Holy Week liturgies will be live streamed on the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart’s YouTube channel.

"Dearest friends, let us live this Lent as a time of healing, all the more as it is the Jubilee," Francis said. "I too am experiencing it this way, in my soul and in my body." "That is why I give ...