(RNS) — As Lent began on Ash Wednesday (March 5), Catholic women frustrated over being disenfranchised by the church despite ...

An Interview with Catholic Author Meredith Gould By Lisa M. HendeyOne of my most respected spiritual mentors once recounted to me her first experience of choosing not to “do” Lent – she was ...

The “Lenten Pasta Dinner” series at St. Celestine Church in Elmwood Park, part of St. Mother Theodore Guerin Parish, returned this year for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Lenten Season in the Roman Catholic Church. Share full article. Feb. 11, 1872. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from February 11, 1872, Page 5 Buy ...

The Catholic Church typically refrains from eating flesh meat on Fridays during Lent. This week, Friday is also St. Patrick’s Day, when some people have a tradition of eating corned beef. The ...

For instance, at least 80 Roman Catholic dioceses across the U.S. have said it's permissible to enjoy corned beef and cabbage on St. Patrick's Day, even if it falls on a Lenten Friday, though some ...

More than 60 people attended a one-day Lenten retreat on Saturday, March 2, at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church in West Dundee. It included small group breakouts, Reconciliation, adoration ...

JACKSON, MI — Hundreds of people gathered on Friday at St. Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church for the parish’s Lenten Fish Fry. The 18th annual event offers more than just tasty food but an ...

Transfiguration of our Lord Ukrainian Catholic Church welcomes everyone to its annual Myasopusna celebration, a pre-Lenten event, to be held on Meatfare (Myasopusna) Sunday, Feb. 4. A dinner of hol… ...

As Lent began, Catholic women frustrated over being disenfranchised by the church despite promises of greater recognition are going on strike, withholding numerous services and ministries to their ...