The day earned its name from the Christian tradition of seeking absolution before the start of Lent. Pancakes became ...

Lent is a period of 40 days which many Christians observe as a time of fasting, abstinence and penitence - here is everything ...

The first day of the season, Ash Wednesday, is observed primarily by Catholics, as well as some Protestant denominations, by ...

The Church Mission Society (CMS) is offering a free Lent devotional series this Easter to encourage Christians to be hopeful ...

As Catholics journey towards Calvary, they undertake many particular practices and devotions during the Lenten season.

Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras, marks the final day of indulgence before the season of Lent begins in many Christian traditions.

Pope Francis stabilized enough Tuesday after two respiratory crises to resume using a nasal tube for oxygen, rather than a ventilation mask, as he continued to fight pneumonia, the Vatican said.

Pope Francis stabilized enough Tuesday after two respiratory crises to resume using a nasal tube for oxygen, rather than a ...

Thousands of revelers in outlandish costumes will fill the streets of New Orleans as the city celebrates Mardi Gras Day. The ...

Pope Francis had stabilised enough on Tuesday after two respiratory crises to be taken off non-invasive mechanical ventilation and resume receiving just high flows of supplemental oxygen via a nasal ...

According to religious historian Dr. Teresa Berger of Yale Divinity School, "Lenten practices have always contained seeds of ...