The Norwegian Trappist monk chosen to preach the Vatican’s Lenten retreat once called himself an atheist — and today is one ...

Saturday Vigil: presented by St. Nicholas Orthodox Church at 6 p.m. in person at 102 Ross Ave. in San Anselmo and on YouTube at stnicholasmarin.org. Sunday Forgiveness vespers: presented by St.

For the first time in six years, two priests and a nun escorted by police have walked past barbed wire and concrete barriers ...

Ash Wednesday is here and the Christian season of Lent begins for 2026. What we know on date, the 6-week period that leads up ...

Ash Wednesday is a day away and begins the Christian season of Lent. The 6-week period that leads up to Easter. What we know on date, meaning and more.

Lent, one of the five seasons on the Catholic liturgical calendar, begins this week and marks a 40‑day period of reflection and repentance leading up to Easter.

On the eve of Ash Wednesday, the head of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines urged contemplative women to turn inward, ...

As the U.S. prepares to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, the ...

A Catholic bishop urged retired, sick and elderly priests to see aging and illness not as an end, but as a continuing ministry of prayer and witness.

Ramadan and Lent, two major religious fasting periods, will coincide in 2026. Here's what to know about both holy times.

Ramadan, the holiest month in Islam, is expected to begin this week. Here's why the dates change annually and some fasting ...

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