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Pope Francis hears the confession of a priest March 7, 2019, at Rome's Basilica of St. John Lateran. Reconciling oneself to God leads to healing, the pope said in his annual Lenten message, released by the Vatican Feb. 24, 2020. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Reconciling oneself to God leads to healing, pope says in Lenten message

Posted by - March 1, 2020
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Lent is a time for deeper dialogue with God through prayer, for renewed gratitude for God’s mercy and for increased compassion for people whose lives are…
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This year is leap year and so February 2020 has 29 days. The extra day we get approximately once every four years is a way to adapt the calendar year to the astronomical year. The present system of calculating the leap years was designed around fixing the date of Easter. (CNS photo/Rosanna Aguilera, San Angelo Standard-Times via Reuters)

Leap year’s extra day has a Catholic origin

Posted by - March 1, 2020
BOSTON (CNS) — The extra day we get approximately once every four years is a way to adapt the calendar year to the astronomical year. But did you know the…
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A grandmother who has been part of a Catholic Relief Services' program for family nutrition shares her lunch with her youngest of seven grandchildren in the kitchen of the family home in Konjiko, Kenya, May 1, 2019. Lenten alms donated through the CRS Rice Bowl program support the agency's work in roughly 45 different countries. (CNS photo/Georgina Goodwin for Catholic Relief Services)

Almsgiving: An overshadowed Lenten pillar has something to say

Posted by - March 1, 2020
WASHINGTON (CNS) — When it comes to the three pillars of Lent, almsgiving is a little bit like the middle child, not always getting the attention that prayer and fasting…
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Children are seen helping prepare a family meal at their home. A new reflection guide created by the Archdiocese of Detroit's Department of Evangelization, Catechesis and Schools seeks to offer families a way to spend the Lord's day together in prayer by focusing on the Scriptures, family conversations and meals together. The program, called 52 Sundays, is available in book form or online at 52Sundays.com. (CNS photo/Melissa Moon, Detroit Catholic)

In Detroit, families begin to see Sundays as a day of rest, togetherness

Posted by - March 1, 2020
DETROIT (CNS) — There’s no such thing as the perfect Catholic family. Days of joy, celebration and happiness can be followed by challenges, heartbreak and, at times, chaos brought on…
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