Pope: During Lent, leave appearances aside and listen to God
February 15, 2024
ROME — In an age when even one’s most intimate thoughts and feelings can become fodder for social media, Lent is a time to cast
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Rethink your Lent this Ash Wednesday
February 14, 2024
Sporting hearts on their clothing and ashes on their foreheads, diocesan Catholics marked the beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday Feb. 14 also St. Valentine’s
Regulations on fasting and abstinence
February 7, 2024
The norms for the United States, established by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in November 1966 and reiterated in November 1973, may be summarized
Pope: Christians must rekindle hope in fighting today’s forms of slavery
February 1, 2024
VATICAN CITY — Lent is a time to free oneself from slavery and take action to free others suffering from the multiple forms of slavery
4 tips for a productive Lent
February 1, 2024
Here are four pieces of practical advice I offer to those who ask how they can have a holy and productive Lent that helps them
Pope Francis hears confessions at Roman parish: God lifts us up when we hit ‘rock bottom’
March 17, 2023
Pope Francis heard confessions at a parish in Rome March 17 and encouraged people to remember that God “holds out his hand and lifts us
Pope to open Lenten prayer, penance service at Rome parish
March 7, 2023
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis will open a Lenten prayer and penance initiative at a Rome parish March 17 rather than in St. Peter’s Basilica
Make time this Lent to love the excluded, defenseless, despised, pope says
February 28, 2023
VATICAN CITY — The call to make sacrifices for others out of love remains urgent as so many people continue to suffer from war, violence,
Catholics, are you going to confession? Watch for these changes
February 24, 2023
Lent is supposed to be a time of penance in the Catholic Church. This year, it’s a time when priests in the confessional will use
