There's a reason why Catholics cover statues, crosses, and even some artwork during Lent, and it has everything to do with honoring Easter.

(RNS) — The Synod on Synodality disappointed many women’s hopes that it would recognize women’s essential role in the church. A women’s strike, they hope, will make their point.

MILTON — It’s now a few weeks into the Lenten season and Valley churches have been busy not just in prayer and reflection, but also in the kitchen.

In the Roman Catholic Church, Lent ends on Holy Thursday, or April 17, 2025. For Protestant denominations, the last day of Lent is Holy Saturday, which falls on April 19, 2025.

The “Lenten Pasta Dinner” series at St. Celestine Church in Elmwood Park, part of St. Mother Theodore Guerin Parish, returned this year for the first time since the start of the COVID-1… ...

VATICAN CITY — The Catholic Church opened the solemn Lenten season on Wednesday without the participation of Pope Francis, who was in the third week of hospital treatment for double pneumonia. A ...

I also have a church family with whom I pray Stations of the Cross on Fridays. At home, I keep a journal focused on the ways I’ve been inspired by Lenten practices.

St. Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church 18th annual Lenten Fish Fry drew hundreds on Friday, March 21, 2025.

As Lent began, Catholic women frustrated over being disenfranchised by the church despite promises of greater recognition are going on strike, withholding numerous services and ministries to their ...

The Catholic Church opened the solemn Lenten season leading to Easter on Wednesday without the participation of Pope Francis, who was in the third week of hospital treatment for double pneumonia.