Mardi Gras is a French expression meaning Fat Tuesday. It refers to the last day of indulgence allowed before Christians ...

We need to spend these weeks of Lent living out those three pillars of the season: prayer, fasting, almsgiving. The world is ...

Last week, hundreds of students and New Yorkers took a break from their typical Wednesday routine to receive ashes on their foreheads in the shape of a cross at The Catholic Center at NYU. The ...

San Antonio restaurants - from fast-food spots to hotel restaurants - have rolled out seafood specials for Lent. Here's what's on the menu.

Bold shoulders, dramatic proportions and opulent accessories lent lively touches to ensembles on runways and streets during London Fashion Week.

Last Lent, I found myself reckoning with the concept of failure—and beginning to understand the power of standing in ...

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Along with ritual immersion, John the Baptist called people to moral reform. His essential message, like the prophets of Israel before him, was one of repentance from sin in anticipation of God’s ...

From now through the end of March, these Catholic parishes and halls across the city are hosting Friday fish fries.

Some Christian users said they planned to stop using Hallow because of its partnership with Carlson, while others praised the collaboration. Multiple users called for boycotts of the app and other ...