Tag: Lent

A Lenten call for families to fast from screens, busyness, and anxiety to reclaim peace, presence, and authentic hope

A Filipino bishop says the shared start of Ramadan and Lent calls Muslims and Christians to live peace together

Some 20,000 people took part in the ceremony at the Colosseum in Rome, which was dedicated to victims of conflict

Some go to extreme lengths to atone for sins or seek divine intervention in rituals frowned on by the Church

Participation in the Lenten festival has become a religious vow for residents -- men and women

Do we need to scourge our backs until they bleed to show atonement for our sins?

Event organizers and Church leaders are asked to draft a “plan of action” that will address peace and order, traffic, and garbage disposal

The “Pabása ng Pasyón,” literally the “Reading of the Passion,” is a Catholic devotion in the Philippines and is popular during the Holy Week

A plenary indulgence is a grace granted by the Catholic Church through the merits of Jesus Christ, Mary, and all the saints

Fasting was most difficult for 26 percent while 10 percent said almsgiving was difficult, and three percent said both abstinence and prayer