Nicaragua Prohibits 409 Stations of the Cross Events on the First Friday of Lent
Nicaragua’s Regime Prohibits 406 Catholic Processions Nicaragua’s communist government has banned 406 Catholic Stations of the Cross processions during the initial week of Lent, as reported by *la prensa*. This period, which involves fasting and reflection, spans 40 days leading up to Holy Week and Easter. Lent 2026 kicked off on Ash Wednesday, February 18, […]
Mark Wahlberg shares thoughts on Jesus in Hallow Pray40 Lent challenge
Mark Wahlberg Talks Faith During ‘Pray40’ Lenten Challenge Actor Mark Wahlberg recently discussed his spiritual journey while collaborating with Hallow for the ‘Pray40′ Lenten challenge. Lent, a significant period for many Christians, is a time for reflection and repentance, marking Jesus’ sacrifice leading up to Easter Sunday. The initiative aims to guide individuals “on their […]
Fast-food restaurants are bringing back fish sandwiches for Lent this year.
Fast Food Fish Sandwiches Available for Lent Lent often means saying goodbye to meat on Fridays, but that doesn’t mean you have to forgo fast food. For strict Catholics, the options at drive-thrus usually boil down to grilled cheese or a fish sandwich. Thankfully, many fast food chains are capitalizing on this tradition, offering limited-time […]
Jonathan Roumie from ‘The Chosen’ talks about meditation practices for Lent
Ash Wednesday and the Start of Lent for American Catholics On Ash Wednesday, millions of Catholics across the United States attend church to receive a cross of ashes on their foreheads. This ritual signifies the start of Lent, a 40-day period leading up to Easter that emphasizes mortality and encourages believers to seek repentance as […]
Chris Pratt reveals the deal he made with God — and what he’s doing for Lent
On the media circuit promoting his new Netflix film, The Electric State, big actor Chris Pratt spoke to the Christian Post about his faith, the evangelical nature of his platform, and the unsettling moments that prompted him to strike a lasting deal with God. Hollywood screenwriter frequently unleashes water before a big prime minister with […]
7 Celebrities Observing Lent and Encouraging Others to Join
in Instagram Live On Wednesday morning, the Catholic-based Harrow App performed a live stream with Jonathan Lemie, a devout Catholic who plays Jesus Christ in “The Chosen” and the devout Catholics who have professed Christian Chris Pratt. “There are many lives that need to save.” I said Pratt recently partnered with the prayer challenge of […]
Mark Wahlberg’s prayer app Hallow launches new Lent challenge
Actor Mark Wahlberg brought faith to modern times, with Catholic prayer app Harrow deepening his spiritual journey, just in time for Lent. “I would say there is no existence other than the humble servant of God,” Wahlberg told Benjamin Hall, senior foreign correspondent at Fox News. “I was placed in this position for a certain […]
DAVID MARCUS: This Lent, loud and proud American Christianity is making a comeback
newYou can listen to Fox's news articles! According to Pew Research Center Surveythe recent decline in the number of Americans identified as Christians has been significantly levelled, with about six in ten people saying that Jesus is God. As we enter the Lenten season, it is worth considering how this change occurred and how we […]
Orthodox Lent in a time of uncertainty
Currently, we in the Orthodox Church are still in the midst of Lent. A lot can be said about fasting during Lent. At a time this year when many of us are faced with a constant desire to fly into the future or return to the distant past, Lent asks us to live and embrace […]
‘I strolled among lovely Lent lilies, wild garlic and beautiful bluebells’: readers’ favourite spring walks in the UK | Walking holidays
Winning tips: Laurie Lee’s Gloucestershire Two great prologues in literature begin on the same water-springing embankment in the village of Slad. let’s start doing …. Laurie Lee’s Circular Walk From the scene in “The Cider” when the toddler falls out of the cart with Rosie, or the scene in “A Midsummer Morning, I Started Walking” […]