Quiapo Church last April 6, the fifth Sunday of Lent this year. Photo from Quiapo Church/Facebook For Catholics, Lent means a period of sacrifice.

Local News Church erasing medical debt in Lackawanna County for Lent Lead Pastor Ben Hailstone sits in the sanctuary of City Lights Church in North Scranton Wednesday, April 2, 2025.

Organist Thomas Heidenreich was the featured artist at Memorial Presbyterian Church’s Lenten Concert Series on Friday, March 28. The program included French, German, and American composers from ...

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, dismantling the ...

Unique Lenten initiative in Alappuzha Catholic church explores Jesus' teachings through literary classics, fostering spiritual reflection and discussion.

The annual Lenten Concert Series features concerts every Friday during Lent at 12:15 p.m. in the church sanctuary.

MILTON — It’s now a few weeks into the Lenten season and Valley churches have been busy not just in prayer and reflection, but also in the kitchen.

And the Church welcomed commentaries, sculptures, paintings, and prints on the moment after the row (Luke 2.51), when Jesus — now an exemplar of filial humility — went back to Nazareth with Mary and ...

As Lent began, Catholic women frustrated over being disenfranchised by the church despite promises of greater recognition are going on strike, withholding numerous services and ministries to their ...

On six Fridays at area churches through Lent, Knights of Columbus groups and other organizations often offer reasonably priced Lenten seafood meals.

On Sunday, March 9, Wesley United Methodist Church, 14 N. May St. in Aurora, will open the Lenten sermon series “A Praying Church: Becoming a People of Prayer.” Lead Pastor Tammy Scott will ...

(RNS) — The Synod on Synodality disappointed many women’s hopes that it would recognize women’s essential role in the church. A women’s strike, they hope, will make their point.