Lent is a sacred time in the liturgical calendar, a season set aside for intentional spiritual growth. With its emphasis on prayer, almsgiving, and fasting, Lent invites Catholics to adopt practices ...

Lent is the time before Easter during which the faithful abstain and fast in remembrance of the ... the person should consider devoting the spare time to prayer or perhaps his family.

Lent, which has three "pillars" of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, is a season of penance. The Litany of Humility helps drive this point, said Hallow. The Litany of Humility "helps us acknowledge ...

According to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Lent is celebrated through "prayer, fasting and almsgiving." People who choose to participate follow certain rules to prepare ...

Soon millions of Christians will be taking 40 days to contemplate the last days of Jesus Christ before the celebration of Easter. Here's what to know.

Ash Wednesday begins the Christian season of Lent. The 6-week period is a tectonic time of year leading up to Easter. What we ...

The nationwide Lenten program provides people of all ages with a way to put their faith into action through prayer, fasting, and almsgiving.

"It's deeper than abstaining from ice cream," said Fr. Bill Swichtenberg of St. Mary Catholic Community in Appleton.

Catholicism is known for its feasts and fasts, Fat Tuesday is the day before Lent when you participate in a joyful preparation for the Lenten fast ... is also a time of Almsgiving in which ...