This year is a Jubilee year in the Catholic Church with the theme of being pilgrims of hope. How can we envision this holy ...

What is Mardi Gras season all about and what’s it like to experience it? Today is Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday, the day before Lent starts. Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and that date floats ...

“Holy and Great Lent is a welcome time for us to purify ourselves and to train spiritually, mentally, and physically through fasting, which should not be practiced ‘to be seen by others,’ as ...

Van Orsdel United Methodist Church has graciously offered to be this year's host of our Havre community's Lenten Luncheons. These are taking place at noon on five Thursdays leading up to resurrection ...

Ashes are placed on the forehead in the form of a cross during the Ash Wednesday celebration that opens the Lenten season. Here, on February 14, 2024 at Saint Mary's Church in Paris, France.

Ramadan is being marked across Bradford district as families start their daily fasts at dawn and break them at sunset. Here's what's been happening ...

Area houses of worship are invited to share their news for our free weekly listings. Email information to Mercury Editor Tony ...

IOWA’S TAXES AND MORE ON THE PROPOSAL. LAURA. MARCUS. THANK YOU. WELL, IT IS THE SEASON OF LENT, THE 40 DAY PERIOD OF PRAYER, FASTING AND CHARITABLE GIVING THAT LEADS UP TO EASTER. AND RIGHT NOW ...

The courtesy provides extra protection so that members with health concerns can worship in person. During every Wednesday in Lent, St. Brendan’s will offer a simple supper after the 5 p.m. service.

BOONVILLE — The First Baptist Church, 325 Post Street, Boonville, will be the host site for noon-hour Lenten worship services starting at 12:05 p.m. today, Wednesday, March 12. Everyone is ...

The sight of men and women from different religious backgrounds gathering around ... often through communal worship services such as the Stations of the Cross or special Lenten Masses. Both faiths ...