Lent is a time when Catholics around the world are invited to pray, fast, and give alms as the Church prepares to enter once again into the passion, death, and resurrection of Christ. It is a time ...

Oratorios, unique chants and pilgrimages help to grow the faith of Sri Lankan Catholics during the Lenten season. Father Nirmal Malaka Silva organized Daughter of Zion, a new Sinhala oratorio that ...

When people in church raise their voices in song, it's like praying, twice. That thinking has been traced to St. Augustine and is the basis of a new program for Lent at Church of Peace United Church ...

Every year before Easter Sunday, Christians worldwide engage in a time of solemn contemplation known as Lent. Lent is a ...

Board members planning the event are shown from left: Michael Stretanski, Elaine Palischak, Helen Bacumpas, Anna Hudock, Robert Zavada and Anthony Palischak. The Slovak Heritage Society of ...

Barbara Fernando worries about not being able to follow her Lenten practices these days. The 77-year-old Sri Lankan Catholic visits churches with her group during the Lenten season to sing Pasam ...

Program director Michael Roberts demonstrates the Great Catholic Music app for listeners. Great Catholic Music, an audio web streaming service, is a project of the Living Bread Radio Network, a group ...

While it might seem strange to cover up all of the most important religious items in a Catholic church during Lent, most devout Catholic churches tend to feature crosses, artwork, and statues covered ...