The red robes are worn by all 133 cardinals deliberating who will replace Pope Francis. The original reason cardinals started wearing red is disputed, but the hue is often said to represent the blood ...

and purple is worn during Lent and Advent. The highest-ranking member of the Catholic Church, the pope, is typically seen in white and gold. These colors symbolize the birth and resurrection of ...

Blending pagan rituals with Catholic tradition, Dyngus Day in Buffalo is a lighthearted festival to celebrate the end of Lent ...

Over time, more colors were added, representing spring and ... By the Middle Ages, eggs were forbidden during Lent in many Christian communities, so Easter Sunday became a time to enjoy them ...

Wyoming Catholics are reacting to the death of Pope Francis with sorrow and hope. Even a self-described Casper “cafeteria ...

He sought to make the Catholic Church more inclusive ... Francis "spent his period of Lent in 'fragility,' his own description, and looked forward with great determination, in hope, to the fullness of ...

“Like 800 people attending a weekday Mass on Thursday in Lent. Or 2,000 people attending ... recusant English Catholic family, wanted to go to war in order to rekindle the dying coals of his ...