As the Catholic Church celebrates Laetare Sunday, some priests wear rose-colored vestments. But why do they wear this color ...

“Purple is the color of the emperors and the kings ... brings us back into a full union with God.” Keywords: lent church seasons liturgical living church history Jack Figge Jack Figge is ...

Wednesday, March 5, marks the beginning of Lent, a season observed by Christians around the world. This time has traditionally been kept by Roman Catholics, Orthodox, Anglicans, and some others.

The Vatican published an image of Francis March 16, taken at an angle as he concelebrated Mass in the chapel of Rome's ...

However, before Easter is 40 days of Lent, one of the liturgical seasons of Western Christianity meant to prepare Christians for Easter celebrations. As Easter is determined by the lunar cycles of ...

The observance marks the first day of Lent, one of five key periods on the Catholic liturgical calendar, along with Advent, Christmas, Easter, and Ordinary Time. Lent, the 40-day season of ...