Christians will celebrate Ash Wednesday is tomorrow, also marking the beginning of the 40-day Lenten season. Christians have observed Lent all across the globe for more than 1,000 years. The first ...

Lent has traditionally been a time of fasting and abstinence, and there is no better way for a contemporary Christian to celebrate Lent than by fasting from carbon to save the world from global ...

Here's a look at Lent, a season of prayer and penance in the Christian church and a period of preparation for the Easter season. Here's a look at Lent, a season of prayer and penance in the Christian ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Diocese of Arlington, Virginia, is promoting a “Diocesan Day of Unplugging” — intentionally eliminating screen time or time spent consuming digital media — on March 28 as a Lenten fasting ...

In many Catholic parishes, people are gathering for Friday night fish fries because they abstain from eating meat on Fridays during Lent. In Muslim homes, people are gathering every evening for iftar ...

(RNS) — It is an act of penance for what we in the rich world have done, and it is a prayer for help in avoiding catastrophe. (RNS) — Lent has traditionally been a time of fasting and abstinence, and ...