when flowers are permitted on the altar, for this once during Advent. The spirit of penance during Advent is not the same as that for Lent and some joy is permitted. Gaudete means "rejoice" and ...

Lent is the time before Easter during which the faithful abstain and fast in remembrance of the ultimate sacrifice Jesus made on Calvary. It is a 40-day time of preparation before Easter, the ...

as he sat in his wheelchair before the chapel altar in prayer without any sign of nasal tubes. The photo, showing Francis wearing a Lenten purple stole, marked the first image of the pope since he ...

showing Pope Francis wearing a purple Lenten liturgical vestments sitting in a wheelchair in front of an altar in the hospital chapel. As we navigate through unprecedented times, our journalists ...

The co-founder of the far-right Front National party, who died on January 7, had, in life, become a repulsive figure in his ...

Lent is a season of waiting. For forty days, we walk with Jesus through the desert, facing the emptiness of our hearts and ...

Lent, the 40-day period leading up to Easter, presents an opportunity for believers to engage in a symbolic pilgrimage of sacrifice and renewal. The age-old question resurfaces each year: What to give ...