“Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned.” At the Mass for Ash Wednesday, that refrain is prayed after each verse of the ...

“Oh, yeah,” I thought. “Ash Wednesday.” I hadn’t forgotten. I had celebrated Mardi Gras the day before by reposting memes ...

Christmas draws the most Catholics to Mass (68%), followed by Easter and Ash Wednesday (51%). Lent observance varies, with ...

The disgraced former cardinal -- who was laicized in 2019 after being convicted of sexual misconduct in a canonical trial -- ...

When it comes to pulling Catholics into pews, Christmas rites top the list – followed by a tie between Easter, the Christian calendar’s most joyous day, and Ash Wednesday, which ...

The bridge between Ash Wednesday and Easter is the penitential season of Lent. However, Lent is “not on the radar” for most Americans, according to a new Lifeway Research study focusing on Catholics, ...

Good Friday: Commemorating Jesus' crucifixion and death. Easter Sunday: Commemorating the resurrection of Jesus. Lent ...

Iceland sits above a volcanic hot spot in the North Atlantic and averages one eruption every four to five years. The most ...