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Even in Desert Retreat, Monks Feel Egypt's Turmoil
Church of the Apostles to start their day with two hours of hymns and prayers. With Orthodox Christians deep into Lent — their Easter Sunday is May 5 — that pre-dawn prayer is followed by three more liturgies, two hours each, the last ending
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Cloth Some Believe Jesus Was Buried in Makes Rare TV Appearance
The Shroud of Turin made a rare television appearance today amid new research that claims to have dated the burial cloth to the time of Jesus Christ’s death. An image of a man impressed into the cloth, showing wounds similar to the ones Jesus died...
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From Vatican City to Castel Gandolfo, The Pope's Digs
leads the mass for Ash Wednesday, opening Lent , the 40 day period of abstinence and deprivation for the Christians before Holy Week and Easter , Feb. 13, 2013 at St. Peter's Basilica Peter's Basilica at the end of the Easter Mass on April 8, 2012. (L'Osservatore
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Hiker Missing in Desert Could Still Be Alive: Policearrived, he was not there. "He was up there just enjoying Easter morning looking at the vista," said Caldwell. "We don't said. Surrounding counties and the U.S. Border Patrol have lent resources to the search for Pino. He is described as 6 feet
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'Frugal February' Family: 'Best Month of Our Lives'been the best month of our lives." "We thought it would be like Lent growing up," he said, referring to the Christian practice of prayer and fasting 40 days before Easter . "You give something up and then it's a party." But in the end
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The Princess and the Pancakeflipped flapjacks. Shrove Tuesday, the day before Lent , is sometimes called "Pancake Tuesday" because their sugar, milk and eggs by making pancakes before fasting during Lent . Click here to watch Prince William and Kate Middleton's
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Cokie Roberts Shares Personal Traditions From Her Interfaith Marriagecleaning" on the first Monday of Lent , called Kathara Deftera whitewash them in preparation for Easter . It takes a little longer—the forty days of Lent —for soul scrubbing. Living Pascha means both Passover and Easter , and it's the most important
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Too Busy for Church? Confessions by Phone
Lord," was launched at the beginning of the Christian fasting period of Lent by Paris-based telephone messaging service Aabas Interactive service during the last week of March, at the end of Lent . Penitents can call two different numbers, for 20 or
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Fasting From Comparisons and Competition
I've been asked a few times this Lent what I'm "giving up." I think people surprised a few with my answer. This Lent I'm giving up -- or at least trying to believe it. Which brings me back to Lent . I've been trying to be conscious of fasting from residing in the land of comparison
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Vice President Joe Biden Receives Ashes to Mark Start of Lenten Season
every year as the first day of the season of Lent , which lasts for 40 days (not counting Sundays) until Easter Sunday. On Ash Wednesday, worshippers attend of repentance and promise, knowing that Lent is a time for millions to renew faith and
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City Fashions Rest Stop for Weary Beavers
killed to near-extinction for their fur or meat. In particular, beaver was a popular Easter dish. During Lent , the period of fasting prior to Easter , people were forbidden from eating meat. The church, however, had declared that beaver
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Pete Peterson's 'The Education of an American Dreamer'time, it seemed like forever. Special occasions such as Easter were even worse. For these, she dolled us up in foustanellas, outfits excruciating hours in rapid-fire Greek. It was trying during Lent , when the first day's bite of food, near the end
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No Texting, No Tweeting During Lent
ABC News' Kristi Berner reports: For two-thousand years, the days leading up to Easter have been a time of fasting , prayer and reflection for many Christians. But with technology now such a big part of our lives, it's getting more difficult
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The Lessons of Lentcurrently in its cold lent . Now if you watched you know it comes. Lent comes from father who time that Jesus spent fasting but there a lot of other days From Ash Wednesday Easter don't think make that Thursday Good Friday. The Easter vigil. This time to think of a particular lent like we do into the make a better person fasting . You realizing you
for Christians would be that's the amount of time that Jesus spent fasting but there -- a lot of other big forty day principals -- I didn't know the forty days that's how long Jesusforty days so now is a forty days -- From Ash Wednesday Easter don't think make -- -- that it is forty years is -- of the sentinel. This Saturday is going to do for the Friday -- center actually 46 states so why why is awarded 46 -- I don't know -- Because Sunday is don't -- -- contrast -- the fast on Sunday right I read that. So -- this fasting that important visited the Triad of land is fasting mom's giving and prayer but as the fasting that important. Was certainly -- Ash Wednesday and Good Friday in their fast and abstinence days so you don't eat meat. He abstaining from and you fast meaning only one full meal on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. Com we think -- -- by the way not eating meat and fasting . As penance I am I am okay. With kind of neutral rules that just kind of -- -- -- faith. You eveneducation. And then therefore that would make -- a better person -- fasting . You realizing you need and desire from -- seems like an easy way out as far as I'm concerned it's much easier -
No Texting, No Tweeting During Lentleading up to have been a time of fasting prayer and reflection. But At from Ash Wednesday and Easter forty days of fasting but this year with a high tech twitters. Not on Fridays in lent let's just thought it everyone is the Pope just not during lent and definitely not during Matt
years the days leading up to -- have been a time of fasting prayer and reflection. But with technology now such a big part of our lives it's getting more difficult to remove every day distractions. David Wright has more. At from Ash Wednesday and Easter forty days of fasting but this year with a high tech twist. -- Roman Catholic bishops and Italy have urged the faithful to give up instant messaging relent no tax no twitters. Not on Fridays in lent let's just thought it everyone is always chatting on the cellphone sending messages sent this man. He clearly likes the idea. -- -
No Texting for Lentyour of course when many Christians give up something for lent . For some that can mean so they're chocolate but this year Vatican in a Twitter. Here's David From Ash Wednesday the Easter forty days of fasting . And along hundred of Huntsville Alabama gave up chocolate
title of your of course when many Christians give up something for lent . For some that can mean so they're chocolate but this year they're seems to be a more high tech choice it is impressing parents. It may even have the Vatican in a Twitter. Here's David -- From Ash Wednesday the Easter forty days of fasting . And along hundred of Huntsville Alabama gave up chocolate as usual. But her daughter Danielle took a much more modern approach and -
Roundtable II: On the Radarconclave. Do you think there's a pope by easter ? Oh, I do. I think they very much want Joseph's day is right up there with easter and christmas as a feast day that you can meat, you can do anything you want during lent , and it would be a day that they could
back for the papal conclave. Do you think there's a pope by easter ? Oh, I do. I think they very much want to have a pope by palm sunday which IS MARCH 24th. THE DAY TO LOOK FOR, MARCH 19th, St. Joseph's day. I just learned as a catholic of so many years that st. Joseph's day is right up there with easter and christmas as a feast day that you can eat meat, you can do anything you want during lent , and it would be a day that they could rejoice more than most lenten days. We'll certainly put it on our calendar. -
Pope Benedict XVI Resigns Due to Healthnew Pope by mid march. That would mean a new Pope would be in place just before Easter . Wednesday the beginning of lent the forty day period leading up to Easter begins this week. So of course is a crucial probably the most important forty days
That would mean a new Pope would be in place just before Easter . -- Wednesday the beginning of lent the forty day period leading up to Easter begins this week. So of course is a crucial probably the most important forty days in the Catholic -- Significant spiritual -- -
World News 2/11: Pope Benedict to Resign, Cites Health ConcernsAnd it's happening just 48 hours before the holy season of lent begins. ABC's Jeffrey isn't wrong with what we think happened billion Catholics around the world should have a new poll by Easter . All right Jeffrey thank you and of course that new Pope will
Years. And it's happening just 48 hours before the holy season of lent begins. ABC's Jeffrey -- isn't wrong with what we think happened -- right. Good evening Diane it's as if an earthquake has -
Pope Benedict to Resign, Cites Health Concerns598 years. And it's happening just 48 hours before the holy season of lent begins. Abc's jeffrey kofman is in rome with what we think happened That means a billion catholics around the world should have a new pope by easter .
years. And it's happening just 48 hours before the holy season of lent begins. Abc's jeffrey kofman is in rome with what we think happened. Jeffrey? Reporter: Good evening, diane. It's as if an earthquake
