Alvin Yesudas, a Catholic in the southern Indian state of Kerala, began Lent on Ash Wednesday. His neighbor Babu Antony, also a Catholic, started two days earlier. During Lent, both their families ...

Particular days of abstinence during Lent are Fridays, Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. As canon law states, Catholics over the age of 14 are expected to abstain from the eating of meat on Ash ...

But two years ago, I had the best week of my life at Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. Meeting people in the crowds of street ...

Spring fever is a condition in which people feel unwell early in spring. Symptoms include mood swings, restlessness or low ...

First Amendment: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the ...

This devotion has been long encouraged by the church, and is especially useful during Lent and Good Friday. The devotion, highly recommended by the Church, was developed during the Crusades when ...

Mahashivaratri is celebrated every year on the thirteenth night and fourteenth day of the month of Phalgun in the Hindu calendar which falls in February or March Unlike most Hindu festivals which are ...

Clearville Area Community Churches Association will be hosting Vacation Bible School from June 15 to 20 at Pleasant Union Church from 6 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. each evening. The theme ...

By Poppy Tollemache ✐ Peruvian Times Contributing Writer ☄ Ayacucho, a culturally rich city in the Andes, is known for its 33 ...