A: Contrary to popular thinking, Ash Wednesday is not a holy day of obligation. You do not have to go to Mass that day or ...

The Jeff Church is in the midst of Lent. Lent is a season in the Christian calendar that precedes Holy Week and Easter Sunday. We begin with Ash Wednesday, a ...

Archbishop Hebda said that the word for humility comes from the Latin word “humus,” for earth or ground. To him, there’s an immediate connection between humility and the spreading of the ashes on Ash ...

After Sigmon chose the firing squad, suddenly, said Taylor, “I got catapulted into the movement to save his life.” She was ...

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For United Methodist minister Hillary Taylor, there's a reward in introducing outsiders to someone who is kind and ...

Waving of palaspas or palm fronds has been a part of the Filipino Catholic Church’s tradition during Palm Sunday. But what ...

Pope Francis highlights the symbolism of ashes during Lent as a reminder of our mortality and humility. In Hinduism, sacred ash signifies purity and detachment from physical existence, while in ...

Lent is nearly halfway over, and millions are eagerly awaiting Easter Sunday. Here are the meanings behind the days and why ...

A day before the soldiers invaded the church premises, Uganda Freedom Movement (UFM) rebels launched an attack on the Lubiri, ...

Although nowadays Easter eggs are widely on sale well before Easter, as a Christian penitential season, Lent has not suffered ...