Christian fasting has a spiritual foundation. Biblical examples of fasting appear in both the Old and New Testaments. Fasting should always have intention. Having a clear purpose keeps the fast ...

Traditionally, the season of Lent is a time of deep spiritual reflection that for most Christians includes fasting. Fasting is the act of intentionally refraining from something. Usually, this ...

Fasting during Lent represents one of Christianity’s most profound spiritual disciplines, with roots extending deep into biblical traditions. Though not explicitly outlined in scripture, this practice ...

A Christian man is fasting this Ramadan in solidarity with his girlfriend. Can such a fast be accepted? In Islam, disbelief invalidates good deeds. “And whosoever disbelieves rejects faith, then ...

Cardinal Blase Cupich holds up prayer beads from Pakistan given to him as a gift by Muslim Community Center board president Masood Bijapuri, second left, in Morton Grove during Chicago’s 26th annual ...

COLUMBIA - On Aug. 1, approximately 225 million Eastern Orthodox Christians were instructed to begin another season of fasting, the Dormition's Fast. A 15-day fast, it prepares adherents for the Feast ...

This year, the holy month of fast for Muslims, Ramadan, and the Christian fast, called Lent by Catholics, overlap to a great extent. Ramadan began on 1 March and ends after 30 days with Eid-ul-Fitr on ...

The question will be: what do those Christians believe, or who is the Christian fasting to? In Islam, disbelief invalidates good deeds. “And whosoever disbelieves rejects faith, then fruitless is his ...