Several churches in the Jacksonville area are hosting traditional Friday Fish Fry events during the Lenten season. See ...

By Benedict Rogers This week, the world’s two largest religions — Christianity and Islam — began their seasons of fasting and ...

Lent begins today, Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18. Here's when it ends, when Easter will fall in 2026 and why it overlaps with Passover.

(RNS) — Liturgy is one of the topics to be discussed in Pope Leo XIV’s first extraordinary consistory, or meeting of cardinals called to advise the pope on particular topics, on Jan. 7-8. I hope the ...

As Easter approaches and Passover fades away this week, I offer to you, dear readers, and your families, a two-word prayer to help each of us gain a measure of hope in these troubled times by taking ...

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family have “wrapped” themselves in prayer following the arson attack at the governor’s mansion in Harrisburg, Pa., on the first night of Passover, the Jewish ...

Tens of thousands of people have gathered at the holiest Jewish prayer site in Jerusalem for the traditional priestly blessing Credit: AP Credit: AP JERUSALEM (AP) — Tens of thousands of people ...

JERUSALEM — Tens of thousands of people gathered at the holiest Jewish prayer site in Jerusalem on Tuesday for the traditional priestly blessing. The “Birkat Cohanim,” or Cohen’s blessing, is a ritual ...

JERUSALEM (AP) — In a story published Apr. 15, 2025, about the traditional Jewish priestly blessing in Jerusalem, The Associated Press erroneously described the plaza in front of the Western Wall as ...