A man has caused minor damage at St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican after jumping onto the main altar and knocking over 19th ...

He’s seen pulling off the altar cloth before being stopped by security ... The incident takes place during the Catholic Church’s jubilee year, with 32 million pilgrims expected to come to ...

After throwing the candelabras, the man began to remove the altar cloth, as can be seen in a ... The Code of Canon Law, the law that regulates the Catholic Church, establishes in canon 1210 ...

when flowers are permitted on the altar, for this once during Advent. The spirit of penance during Advent is not the same as that for Lent and some joy is permitted. Gaudete means "rejoice" and ...

It is also common practice in the Catholic church to abstain from eating meat on Fridays during the Lenten season. In advance of the start of Lent, there is Fat Tuesday — Mardi Gras. When is Fat ...

Ash Wednesday is the first day of the liturgical season of Lent that falls 6½ weeks before Easter each year. Members of the Catholic Church, ages 18 to 59, are required to observe Lent and fast ...

Not by Bread Alone 2025: Daily reflections for Lent is a very similar format, this time using the readings appointed for the eucharist (a cycle that Anglicans share with the Roman Catholic Church).