A Catholic priest was kidnapped on Tuesday night in Kaduna state, Nigeria, where Fulani herdsmen and other Islamic extremist ...

Roman Catholic, Episcopal and many other liturgical churches hold services today that include the rubbing of ashes on the forehead, a sign of repentance for sins. Lent is a season of 40 days, not ...

Democratic Rep. Al Green: "What I did was from my heart. People are suffering. And I was talking about Medicaid." ...

NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) — Alternate Side Parking rules will be suspended in New York City on Ash Wednesday ... March 31 to April 1 for Purim and Eid al-Fitr. To see a full list of days when ...

The U.S. Treasury Department Wednesday sanctioned Houthi leaders and one company for alleged weapons smuggling and ...

Lent seems the perfect antidote to the frightening political theater we witnessed Tuesday night in Washington, when a ...

The ring-shaped, sugar-topped cake is a Mardi Gras staple. Typically decorated with icing and sugar or sprinkles in the traditional yellow, green, and purple colors of Mardi Gras, king cake is so ...

Alabama. Famously, Brazilians and Venetians celebrate the holiday with parades, masks and costumes. In both Italy and Brazil, the festival is known as "Carnival." Ash Wednesday is the first day of ...

Pope Francis, who is in hospital with pneumonia, “rested well” overnight while wearing an oxygen mask, the Vatican said ...

The Rev. Jamal Bryant said he hopes 100,000 ‘conscientious Christians’ will have signed up by March 5 to mark the ‘season of ...