How the Muslim month of Ramadan transformed my understanding of fasting, prayer, and Lent. The sun was setting on a sweltering late Friday afternoon in Amman, Jordan. Sun filtered through the dust in ...

Fasting is a common practice in almost all religions. When Muslims fast for Ramadan, they do not eat anything from sunup to ...

During Lent, the liturgical season of preparation for the resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday, many Christians opt to fast in some way or another. This fasting can take many forms, including ...

Video above: Learn about the customs and significance of RamadanMuslims around the world are welcoming the start of Ramadan, a month of fasting, increased worship, heightened charity, good deeds and ...

Pope Leo XIV urges Catholics to listen more closely to God and others — and to 'disarm' their language by fasting from words that wound — in his message for Lent 2026. Pope Leo XIV addresses pilgrims ...

Ramadan, the Muslim holy month, began in the third week of February, bringing a deeper spirituality to more than two billion Muslims around the world as well as a religious responsibility to fast from ...

A child looks on as a displaced Palestinian family sits on the ground outside Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City, Aug. 26, 2025, after fleeing deadly Israeli strikes. Credit: (OSV News photo/Dawoud ...

On the evening of February 28th, thousands of people gathered on Al-Rashid Street, in Gaza City, in hopes that a convoy of aid trucks would bring them desperately needed food. The trucks arrived early ...