Catholics practice Lent, which includes eating no meat on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday (the Friday before Easter), and, for some, every Friday during Lent. Instead, they eat fish in place of other meat.

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Catholic Priest of Our Lady Queen of Peace, Utako, Reverend Father Sebastian Sanni, has urged Christians to use the Lenten season to abstain from habits that might hinder their spiritual growth ...

Alligator is permissible to eat on Fridays during Lent, the archbishop of New Orleans told an inquisitive parishioner who once sent a letter to the religious leader seeking clarification ...

After six Fridays of not eating meat, Christians observing Lent are nearly at the finish line. The 40-day season of prayer comes to an end this week just ahead of the Easter holiday.

More than three dozen Catholic faithful attended the service to mark the start of Lent, which was March 5. Services at Queen of Peace Cemetery in Old Westbury.

St. Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church 18th annual Lenten Fish Fry drew hundreds on Friday, March 21, 2025.

The Diocese of Arlington, Virginia, is promoting a “Diocesan Day of Unplugging” on March 28 as a Lenten fasting discipline.

Lent arrives each year as a season to focus on Christ, his suffering and his sacrifice. But for Pakistani Christians, it is also overshadowed by painful memories of violence, which has taken away many ...