“Orthodox change nothing,” Father Sava adds. “The faith that was delivered to the saints,” Martin agrees. We pause before a ...

The Akathist Hymn is dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The Akathist Hymn, which is chanted on the first five Fridays of Great Lent in the Eastern Orthodox Church (the first four in parts and the fifth in ...

It is chanted in all Orthodox Churches throughout the world during the five Fridays in Great Lent and constitutes a very concrete spiritual preparation for the Holy Week and Easter Services.

In the Latin Church, believers determine how they will observe Lent (fasting is prescribed on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday). In contrast, the dietary observances of Orthodox Great Lent ...

Bidding has begun on a hand-drawn Acid Test poster from the night the Grateful Dead performed under their new name for the first time.

YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – A leading Catholic nun in Africa has made the case for economic justice, urging the Catholic Church in Africa to use the Lenten period to “engage in economic ...

(photo: Courtney Mares/CNA / CNA) The Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in France announced Monday that the entrances to the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary, featuring art by the disgraced artist ...

My friend’s church has initiated a novel Lenten practice, which is to write a letter every day in Lent and mail it: 40 letters in 40 days. The idea is to write something positive to someone ...

Pope Francis publicly acknowledged that this Lenten season is a time of healing for his soul and body. On Sunday, the Vatican released the text of Francis' prepared Sunday Angelus prayer.

The time of Lent, through fasting and abstaining, may be an important reminder of what it means to suffer. This small suffering should not be met with misery but with great joy as we better ...

The 2025 medal recipient was announced on March 30, Laetare Sunday, the fourth Sunday of Lent. Kerry Alys Robinson ... by the former Georgia governor as a great champion of civil rights.