Lent is a time to face our temptations and be converted by the Gospel, Pope Francis said in his Angelus address on the first Sunday of Lent. VATICAN CITY: Lent is a time to face our temptations and be ...

Pope Francis celebrates Mass on Ash Wednesday in St. Peter’s Basilica, and urges Christians to experience Lent as a return journey toward the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. As the Church begins the ...

The fund receives $150 a year from active priests, parishes, and ecclesiastical institutions in addition to what is collected in the Ash Wednesday collection at the beginning of Lent.

Inspired by Pope Francis' frequent exhortation to the faithful to "return to the basics" of our faith, Fr. Dan Horan decided to begin this Lent with a return to the fundamentals — via an ...

The Diocese of Ávila also revealed that 10 keys were used to open the tomb: “The three that are kept in Alba de Tormes, the three that the Duke of Alba lent ... Dec. 14, Pope Francis authorized ...

with authorization granted by Pope Francis through the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints. Opening of the first tomb of St. Teresa of Ávila. Credit: Order of Carmel The process of studying the ...

In keeping with tradition, Pope Francis marked the start of Lent with a procession from Rome's Sant'Anselmo church to the church of Santa Sabina on Aventine Hill, where he led a Mass. In his homily ...

This is the most important reason Pope Francis stated in 2022 ... and "rice bowl" meals during Lent; the initiatives are numerous. Gaïa fondly recalls beautiful retreats at a Benedictine monaster ...

Saint Michael’s Lent: Five Things to Know About This Ancient ... manages Catholic websites for the new evangelization that Pope John Paul II and then Pope Benedict XVI asked for in the third ...

Pope Francis' longest and farthest trip has proven that despite his age, ailments and eight hours of jet lag, Pope Francis ...

Charles William “Bill” Lent, 76, of Parkersburg, West Virginia, passed peacefully away August 16, 2024, at home. He was born October 18, 1947, in Belleville, West Virginia, a son of the late ...

Over 50,000 faithful from Singapore, but also China, Hong Kong and Vietnam, gathered to see the pope on Thursday.