In the fourth ... Lent developed as a time to accompany catechumens preparing for baptism. It was first explicitly mentioned at the Council of Nicaea in 325. Originally, Lent began on the sixth ...

The six Sundays of Lent are feast days. The third Sunday, known as the “Sunday of the Holy Cross,” marks the midpoint of Lent and encourages the faithful to persevere in their efforts.

The new Pac-12 beat the old Pac-12 on Selection Sunday, with the collection of schools joining the conference in 2026 earning four bids to the NCAA tournament and the group of 10 departed ...

March 5 marked the beginning of the Lenten season for Catholics and some protestants around the world as Ash Wednesday was celebrated. It is a religious season of preparing many for the salvation ...

Pope Francis was not able to deliver his traditional Angelus blessing for the fourth straight week on Sunday, as he remained at a hospital in Rome. Francis, 88, has been hospitalized since Feb. 14 ...

Lent, which began on Ash Wednesday, is a period of preparation for Easter Sunday, the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Excluding Sundays, Lent comprises the 40 days leading up to ...

In his prepared March 9 homily for the First Sunday of Lent, the Holy Father said difficulties and trials do not “end in failure” for Christians who embrace their relationship with God our ...

In that year the iconoclastic controversy, which had raged on and off since 726, was finally laid to rest, and icons and their veneration were restored on the first Sunday in Lent. Ever since, this ...

In the wilderness spiritual growth and freedom are discovered. Into this wilderness, we journey with Jesus. Lent is a time of emptying and letting go. It’s a time of repentance when we turn from ...

The word dwells in us to form our thinking and inspire our living. In a world like this, we can dedicate our 40 days of Lent to follow the lead of the Spirit and reassess everything just as Jesus ...

It seems that Lent couldn’t be taking place at a more appropriate time than now. Just as the world as we know it seems to be burning down around us, we are called to pause for these next several ...

Sunday, March 9, is the First Sunday of Lent. Mass readings: Deuteronomy 26:4-10; Psalm 91:1-2, 10-11, 12-13, 14-15; Romans 10:8-13; Luke 4:1-13. As Lent begins, we are asked to consider some of ...