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"Lent is spiritual spring training — we get the flab out, we get the sins out," he said Wednesday after the rite at St. Patrick's Cathedral. "Our fight is not against the Red Sox or the Cardinals; it's against Satan and sin and selfishness. "Lent is spiritual spring training — we get the flab out, [...]

In New Orleans and other cities around the world, millions of people dressed up in elaborate costumes, watched parades, listened to music and partied the day away to celebrate Fat Tuesday, a period of revelry before Lent on ROME — Pope Benedict XVI rode on a motorized cart in an Ash Wednesday procession, forsaking the [...]

In New Orleans and other cities around the world, millions of people dressed up in elaborate costumes, watched parades, listened to music and partied the day away to celebrate Fat Tuesday, a period of revelry before Lent on By Stacey Samuel, CNN Producer Washington (CNN) – Tuesday at the Washington National Cathedral, school children alongside [...]

MANILA, Philippines – Today is Ash Wednesday, which marks the start of Lent, a 40-day preparatory period for the celebration of Easter. Lent is the period of 40 days before Easter in the Christian calendar. Sundays are not included in the count. In 2010, Schenck started Lent Madness, a saint-vs-saint online competition on his blog [...]

Tuesday is Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday, which kicks off Lent. Shrove Tuesday is a day of feasting, indulging and eating fats and other perishable foods like eggs. * In Iceland they celebrate Bursting Day, or "Sprengidagur," which means By Scott P. Richert, About.com Guide February 20, 2012 For most Catholics, Lent begins [...]

Vigils are held in the fall and during Lent. The first time she participated, Ms. Bruni confessed, she was frightened even of driving Downtown from the suburbs, let alone standing on the street holding a sign. "I had never done anything like that (Frederick News-Post/Sam Yu) Some people prepare for the fasting and somber contemplation [...]

Lent: Chruch canvasses aid for the needy. On February 19, 2012 · In News · Tweet. Kaduna – The Catholic Diocese of Kaduna Province on Sunday called on the faithful to contribute toward improving the lives of the less privileged in the Lent: Chruch canvasses aid for the needy. On February 19, 2012 · In [...]