The Lenten season is a time of prayerful reflection, renewal, and repentance. It invites us to open our hearts a little wider, understand our Lord a little deeper, and rediscover our goals and our ...

In February 2013, Pope Benedict called upon Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi to lead a Lenten retreat for the Roman Curia. On Feb. 20, Cardinal Ravasi’s meditation took an unexpected turn as he warned ...

This is the first time Archbishop Broglio has issued a Lenten reflection since he was elected USCCB president in 2022. Archbishop Timothy Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, ...

A person prays on Ash Wednesday at St. Patrick's Cathedral on March 5 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/ Getty Images via AFP) This year is the 80th anniversary of the end of a truly ...

_In the Christian world, the forty days of Lent that begin with Ash Wednesday and end in Easter are a time of forsakenness and deep introspection. Commemorating the forty days Jesus spent in the ...