Ramadan is the holy month of fasting, prayer and reflection for Muslims, during which they are expected to fast every day from dawn to sunset. This year Ramadan began on April 12 and is currently ...

Most Rev. Douglas Deshotel, bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette, has released the following Lenten message: "Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the season of Lent. A period of prayer, ...

The often thankless task of moving millions of people around New York City will become even more challenging for Muslim transit workers this month. Ramadan, Islam’s holy month of fasting, begins ...

In the closing weeks of the Jubilee Year of Mercy, Catholics should pray and fast for "a culture of life," one Catholic member of Congress has said. "Like in the time of Queen Esther, the faithful and ...

Pope Francis has called on all Catholics to pray and fast for Ukraine this Ash Wednesday. The interior wall of a Ukrainian chapel with different icons of the Virgin Mary displayed on the wall. (photo: ...

When Pope Leo XIV stepped onto the St. Peter’s Basilica balcony to introduce himself to the world, he gave a short speech — about 500 words. But in that speech, he used the word “peace” nine times.

Press release from Steve Norris: Gandhi once said that “fasting is the sincerest form of prayer.” For some of those who take part, it will be just that: an urgent prayer for our Mother Earth, its ...

EDITORIAL: Just as European Christians prayed the Rosary and fasted to be freed from the repressive Ottoman Empire, we need to employ the same strategy for peace in the Middle East and elsewhere.

As some Christians continue to fast and pray in the new year, the Anglican Bishop of Oyo, Rt. Rev. Williams Aladekugbe, has urged them to pray fervently and eschew unforgiveness. Aladekugbe told the ...