Lent

Why doesn’t the Church require something more demanding for Lenten fasting?

(OSV News) — The following is the full text of Pope Leo XIV’s general audience address given Feb. 18, Ash Wednesday, at St. Peter’s Square. Catechesis. The Documents of Vatican …

Pope Leo XIV encouraged Catholics to ask the Lord for “the gift of true conversion” at the start of the 40-day penitential season of Lent.

What are the rules for fasting and abstinence during Lent? Here’s a quick guide.

Mardi Gras (“Fat Tuesday”) is the day before Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of Lent.

Ash Wednesday continues to compete with both Easter and Christmas for the highest attended Masses each year. In fact, it has actually topped Christmas before.

Pope Leo XIV’s first Lenten message is a great gift for those looking for a roadmap to the season. 

This last Sunday before Lent offers us a lesson in what is expected of us as disciples, and Jesus maps out the road we need to travel.

VATICAN CITY (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV has chosen Norwegian Trappist Bishop Erik Varden to preach the first papal Lenten retreat of his pontificate with the Roman Curia later this …

(OSV News) — Since 2022, there has been a steady flow of harrowing images and videos of killings, war and destruction from the Holy Land, beginning with the Oct. 7, …