How the Muslim month of Ramadan transformed my understanding of fasting, prayer, and Lent. The sun was setting on a sweltering late Friday afternoon in Amman, Jordan. Sun filtered through the dust in ...

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.

This year, the world bears witness to an extraordinary celestial and spiritual alignment: Ramadan and Lent, which started on Ash Wednesday, March 5, coincide for the first time in 33 years. While many ...

Pope Francis has encouraged all faithful Christians to fast and pray for peace in the Middle East on Friday, October 27, as the war between Israel and Hamas enters its third week — and in an Oct. 24 ...

In alignment with New Year resolutions, some general overseers have proclaimed periods of fasting and prayers within their churches to seek God’s direction and guidance for the year 2024. Below are ...

(RNS) — It is an act of penance for what we in the rich world have done, and it is a prayer for help in avoiding catastrophe. (RNS) — Lent has traditionally been a time of fasting and abstinence, and ...

Fasting during Lent represents one of Christianity’s most profound spiritual disciplines, with roots extending deep into biblical traditions. Though not explicitly outlined in scripture, this practice ...

CHICAGO — In many Catholic parishes, people are gathering for Friday night fish fries because they abstain from eating meat on Fridays during Lent. In Muslim homes, people are gathering every evening ...

It's time for the faithful to receive the marking of the cross in ash on their foreheads and begin a 40-day period of repentance, fasting and prayer. This year, Ash Wednesday lands on Wednesday, March ...

The Catholic Church in India has called for observing March 22 as a “day of prayer and fasting for peace and harmony in the country.” “There is an unprecedented religious polarization which is harming ...