Most Rev. Douglas Deshotel, bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette, has released the following Lenten message: "Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the season of Lent. A period of prayer, ...

Pope Francis has called on all Catholics to pray and fast for Ukraine this Ash Wednesday. The interior wall of a Ukrainian chapel with different icons of the Virgin Mary displayed on the wall. (photo: ...

In the closing weeks of the Jubilee Year of Mercy, Catholics should pray and fast for "a culture of life," one Catholic member of Congress has said. "Like in the time of Queen Esther, the faithful and ...

The often thankless task of moving millions of people around New York City will become even more challenging for Muslim transit workers this month. Ramadan, Islam’s holy month of fasting, begins ...

MT. COMFORT — Some will sit in chairs, heads bowed. Some will walk about the room. Others will read unsigned requests laid on the stage. The mechanics look different among the people who will gather ...

Press release from Steve Norris: Gandhi once said that “fasting is the sincerest form of prayer.” For some of those who take part, it will be just that: an urgent prayer for our Mother Earth, its ...

EDITORIAL: Just as European Christians prayed the Rosary and fasted to be freed from the repressive Ottoman Empire, we need to employ the same strategy for peace in the Middle East and elsewhere.

As some Christians continue to fast and pray in the new year, the Anglican Bishop of Oyo, Rt. Rev. Williams Aladekugbe, has urged them to pray fervently and eschew unforgiveness. Aladekugbe told the ...

Not everyone can do a food fast due to medical conditions, and this is very understandable. However, there are a few other safe ways to fast, like not watching television, not using social media, not ...