Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Today marks the start of Lent, which is a time of self-sacrifice and devotion in the Catholic church. One such sacrifice is ...

Easter is nearly here. While that may mean candy and Easter bunnies for most, it means something entirely different in the Catholic church. For faithful observers, the spring season is marked by Lent, ...

How do Lenten sacrifices bring one closer to God? Father Edward J. Kealey, St. Sylvester's Catholic Church, Medford: Sacrifice is one of the oldest customs in religion. During Lent, it is designed to ...

The Roman Catholic, Irish-American will enjoy his corned beef on Friday with a clear conscience -- thanks to a special dispensation from another Irishman, Archbishop Timothy Dolan of Milwaukee. Dolan ...

Some of us may still be full from gorging on pancakes for Shrove Tuesday yesterday, more widely known as Pancake Day. But today marks Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, a Christian period of ...

Associated PressMany Roman Catholics in Ohio are being told to go ahead and eat corned beef today, on St. Patricks Day.Dioceses across the state have granted a special one-day dispensation allowing ...

With the season of Lent, Catholics around the world have entered into a time of prayer, almsgiving and penance in preparation for Holy Week. There are many and varied sacrifices that the faithful ...

Lent is upon us, and I still haven’t given anything up yet. I know I should have denied myself something right out of the starting blocks on Ash Wednesday. But it was Valentine’s Day, and I didn’t ...

Find today’s readings here. A few days ago I saw an Instagram reel featuring college students answering the seemingly simple question, “What are you giving up for Lent?” The answers were fairly ...