A little-known story in the annals of the Church is that God gave St. Angelo d’Acri (1669–1739), born in a small town in southern Italy, advice on what homilies should be like during the liturgical ...

Russell Pollitt, S.J., approaches his homilies in a manner unlike any other preacher the “Preach” team has yet seen.While some rely on verbatim manuscripts, detailed linear plans, or simply loose ...

“For today, as in the early Church, the Gospel will not make headway in the world as a result of ‘the wisdom of discourses,’ but through the mysterious power of the cross.” So writes Cardinal Raniero ...

Pope Leo inaugurated the Lenten season Wednesday lamenting the various “structures of sin” that exist in the world and encouraging believers to live embrace the period as a time of conversion.

As Christians around the world observe Lent in preparation for Easter, some members of The Church of Jesus Christ of ...

Bishop Burbidge strongly recommended beginning the Lenten season by going to confession to express “contrition for any of your sins and your desire to be reconciled with the Lord, his church, and one ...

Discover the unique social and spiritual convergence of Ramadan and Lent across Asia, as millions of Muslims and Christians share parallel journeys of fasting, prayer, and interfaith solidarity.

Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18, beginning a season of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving in the Catholic Church.

On Ash Wednesday I read an extraordinary homily. It was exceedingly short, just 340 words. And it had a take on Lent that was decidedly unexpected. “As we enter this time of prayer, fasting, and ...