The closest I got to a bona fide sweetstuff was a banana—and fruit lies outside the purview of the Lenten bailiwick. What was ...

Ingenuity reigns supreme with this regular menu dish at Prosperity Social Club. It's getting quite a bump during the Lenten season and we must declare our love for it.

Discipline and deliciousness aren't necessarily mutually exclusive, said certified executive chef Jim Churches, president of ...

Catholics who abstain from eating meat on Fridays during Lent have an exception when it comes to alligators and other ...

Ash Wednesday marked the first day of Lent, which will last for six weeks up until Easter at the end of April. Here's when Easter and other related dates take place in 2025, as well as what they mean.

Area houses of worship are invited to share their news for our free weekly listings. Email information to Mercury Editor Tony ...

For me, Lent is a time for reflection. The journey so far, the journey at present, and the journey to come. That’s what I ...

For Lent, more than 12,000 people have pledged to boycott companies that Faithful America says is aligned with the president and his policies.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Pastor Jamal Bryant of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church about leading a movement to swear off shopping at Target for Lent.

Catholics are supposed to abstain from meat this time of year. But it turns out for kids, eating fish might impact ...

Sunday, March 16, is the Second Sunday of Lent. Mass readings: Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18; Psalm 27:1, 7-8, 8-9, 13-14; ...

Luke’s vision of Jesus is deeply attuned to God’s compassion, justice and concern for those most impoverished and ...