THE Pilgrimage Island, part of the iconic Hundred Islands National Park (HINP) in Alaminos City, Pangasinan is prepared to ...

Area houses of worship are invited to share their news for our free weekly listings. Email information to Mercury Editor Tony ...

Lent is one of the five seasons of the Catholic liturgical calendar which precedes Easter. It is observed by Catholics, Protestants, Lutherans and other denominations. Lent is a 40-day observance ...

“Holy and Great Lent is a welcome time for us to purify ourselves and to train spiritually, mentally, and physically through fasting, which should not be practiced ‘to be seen by others,’ as ...

LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent. “It’s a beautiful spiritual exercise to ask where am I on my ...

Christians lined up to receive the palm oil as they mark the beginning of lent period Christians from all walks of life gathered in various churches on Wednesday to observe Ash Wednesday, marking the ...

"Unlike maybe some of the years past when we're fighting the big enemy, all of a sudden we're celebrating the truth finally being revealed to our public and people of what a friend these people ...

This is true of the Christian feast of Ash Wednesday, now associated in Australia with bushfires, and of the season of Lent and Easter it inaugurates. For many Victorians, Easter Monday is associated ...

Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent, sees a significant increase in church attendance, even surpassing Christmas and Easter. The author argues that President Donald Trump's policies have led to a ...