McDonald's keeps things fishy all year round with its iconic Filet-O-Fish. At Burger King, you can always count on the Big Fish sandwich when those maritime cravings hit. So, why doesn't Chick-fil-A ...

Lent is a penitential season in the church year leading up to Good Friday and Easter. Ashes, usually placed on the forehead as a sign of penitence, come from burned palm fronds Christians will get one ...

In his message for Lent 2025, Pope Francis emphasized the importance of living one’s life as a constant journey of conversion, choosing to walk in peace and hope aside one’s fellow humans. “May the ...

It's fairly common to hear people describing what they're "giving up for Lent" each year, but many of the details about Lent itself are less discussed and/or less known by the general public. If you ...

As Christians near the end of the 40-day-long Lenten observance, it means Easter Day is almost here. During Easter, some may attend church and celebrate their belief in Jesus Christ's resurrection, ...

These words are spoken over us as we receive ashes on our heads to mark the beginning of the Lenten season. The burned branches turned into ash are placed at the front and center of our physical ...

Observing Lent involves various spiritual practices, including prayer, fasting, and acts of charity. One key aspect of this religious season is dietary discipline—which requires Christians, ...

As March begins, the warmer weather of spring and celebration of Easter, this year on Sunday, April 20, are on the way. However, before Easter is 40 days of Lent, one of the liturgical seasons of ...

"We had requests to do it one more year," he said, and another, and "here we are five years later. I do try to change it up. There's new songs every year, but the story's the same." For many, it's ...

Archbishop Timothy Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), issued a Lenten reflection on Monday with a message calling for a “just peace” in Ukraine. “As we begin the ...

Last year, Pope Benedict XVI led the Church into the season of Lent, and Pope Francis closed it, marking Holy Thursday with a service for young prisoners whose feet were washed by the Church’s first ...

At 6:30 a.m. on Ash Wednesday morning, I stood in line at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Scottsdale, Ariz., to receive ashes on my forehead. Tables were set up outside near the parking lot, as the ...