Lent gets its name from a word meaning "springtime," the time of year when the hours of daylight are lengthening and the sun ...

the beginning of a Lenten season in which Pope Francis, 88 and ailing in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, would be on the minds and ...

Pope Francis denounced the "appalling humanitarian catastrophe" in Sudan in Sunday's written Angelus prayer. It is the ...

In a few days, Christians will begin practicing the 40-day season of prayer ... leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Gregory, set the first official period of Lent in 601 AD, according to the ...

Pope Francis said on Sunday that he is experiencing Lent as a period of healing, both physically and spiritually, as he ...

The Catholic Church opened the solemn Lenten season leading to Easter ... community around the world is praying for him.” Italian Emanuele Di Martino said the pope was utmost in his mind as ...

"Lent comes providentially to awaken us, to shake us from our lethargy." — Pope Francis 30 ... becomes a holy prompt—pray, trust, surrender. The whole season becomes a bit delicious with ...

The Catholic Church opened the solemn Lenten season leading to Easter on Wednesday ... All of the Catholic community around the world is praying for him.” Italian Emanuele Di Martino said the pope was ...