During Lent, all Catholics are called to spiritual growth through deeper experiences of prayer, fasting and almsgiving.

"We raise money for our homeless, we raise money for our children, to get wheelchairs ... In the Catholic religion, those who participate in Lent activities are traditionally required to abstain ...

Children and the elderly are exempt from the fasting requirement on Ash Wednesday and during Lent. Ash Wednesday – officially known as the Day of Ashes — is a day of repentance, when ...

Lent begins on Wednesday ... "With special events, services and activities for children and adults both in Holy Week and in ...

Lent is the period of six weeks (40 days not including Sundays) leading up to Easter, the most important festival in the Christian calendar. Lent starts on Ash Wednesday. The last week of Lent is ...