The devotion to St. Michael the Archangel began with Saint Francis and has long had local importance in Italy and elsewhere.

The Minneapolis Catholic school shooter Robin Westman recently went through a breakup and was living with an older friend, according to one of several search warrants police have obtained in the wake ...

YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – A leading Catholic nun in Africa has made the case for economic justice, urging the Catholic Church in Africa to use the Lenten period to “engage in economic decolonization, ...

The Lenten season is upon Catholics. To mark the beginning of the Lenten season, or the 40-day period prior to Easter, Catholic Cemeteries of Long Island held a Stations of the Cross prayer service in ...

CHICAGO — In many Catholic parishes, people are gathering for Friday night fish fries because they abstain from eating meat on Fridays during Lent. In Muslim homes, people are gathering every evening ...

This recipe is part of a Lent 2025 series where National Catholic Reporter staff will share some of their favorite meatless meals. Sign up for the EarthBeat Reflections email newsletter to receive a ...

A plate of goat cheese bruschetta prepared by certified executive chef Jim Churches, president of the American Culinary Federation's Michigan Chefs de Cuisine Association and a member of St. Patrick ...

Friday fish fry dinners are a longstanding part of the Catholic Lenten season, and at St. Thomas Aquinas parish in Derry, everyone is welcome to get a bite. The annual Lenten fish fry creates a space ...

PITTSBURGH — There’s no question as to what menu item is the most ordered at Friday fish fries during Lent. Across the region, in dining halls both large and small, Pittsburghers love their fish, ...

Lent arrives each year as a season to focus on Christ, his suffering and his sacrifice. But for Pakistani Christians, it is also overshadowed by painful memories of violence, which has taken away many ...