Entering this Lenten season, the words prayer and fasting have taken on a deeper significance as I strive to make this Lent ...

Millions around the world continue to observe the 40-day period of Lent. Here's why some don't eat chicken on Fridays.

Caring young people at St Columba’s High in Gourock got together to promote SCIAF's WEE BOX to help boys and girls in ...

Both religions’ traditions encourage giving up physical things, such as food, drink, pleasures or indulgences, in order to ...

Lent 2025: why are Christians observing it and when does it end? - Deciding what to give up for Lent is a personal choice, ...

During Lent, the faithful pray for and with catechumens ... Prayer, mercy, and fasting: these three are one, and they give life to each other. Fasting is the soul of prayer; mercy is the lifeblood ...

We’re looking to hear from Catholics and Presbyterians about how they’re spending Lent this year. Send Rosemary Westwood a ...

The season of Lent is usually seen as a time of serious reflection, fasting, repentance and prayer leading up to Easter. Many ...

Easter will be observed on Sunday, April 20, 2025. The date is determined as the Sunday following the first full moon after the Spring Equinox. Lent is a period of fasting and reflection that begins ...

Know the dates for the end of Lent, Holy Week and Easter Sunday in 2025. Why does Easter start late this year?