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

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

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 ...

That’s it,” said Father Denzil Vinthanage, the priest at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. Dozens of people attended the noon ...

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

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 ...

The Catholic Church opened the solemn Lenten season on Wednesday without the participation of Pope Francis , who was in the ...

A Camden cathedral service was among those that marked start of Lent, a time of prayer, fasting and charity for many Catholics, other Christians.

Not only did Wednesday mark the start of Lent, the Christian season before Easter, it also marked the end of an era. Detroit ...

The Catechism of the Catholic Church explains the Lord ... The Catechism explains: “By the solemn forty days of Lent the Church unites herself each year to the mystery of Jesus in the desert ...

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