Table of Contents: Things to Give Up for Lent When Ash Wednesday draws near, Catholics and other Christians seem to fall into two distinct groups when it comes to what to give up for Lent. The first...
Along with prayer and almsgiving, fasting is one of the three pillars of Lent. In a message for Lent in 2008, Pope Benedict XVI described these as “specific tasks that accompany the faithful...
Ash Wednesday 2026: The start of the Lenten season Lent comes providentially to reawaken us, to shake us from our lethargy. Pope Francis Table of Contents What is Ash Wednesday? In 2026, like in...
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The Benedictine Abbey of Solesmes stands along the Sarthe River in France.
The abbot of the historic Abbey of Solesmes in France has sent Pope...
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Francesco Capella, 'The Annunciation,' 1765
Scholars request a formal reply from the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith to their detailed...
Pope Leo XIV meets with Bishop Karel Orlita and Father Francesco Bamonte, president and vice president of the International Association of Exorcists (AIE) on March 13,