This March 5, Christians around the world have begun Lent, a forty-day period of spiritual preparation leading up to Easter. The day begins with Ash Wednesday, a day of fasting and penance in which the faithful receive ashes on their foreheads as a symbol of...
In his message for Lent 2019, Pope Francis recalls creation as one of the most suffering elements of God in this world, and calls to incarnate more intensely the paschal mystery in personal, family and social life through fasting, prayer and almsgiving. Dear Brothers...