Another misconception - and a trend - about fasting is that staying off the food from sunrise to sunset is what fasting is all about. In fact, that is not the only purpose of fasting.

“The whole purpose of fasting is to put the created order and our spiritual life in a proper balance,” Carnazzo said. ... A Catholic should not fast out of dieting or pride but out of love of God.

The ultimate goal and purpose of Lent is not precisely penitence but holiness. It sounds like Jesus is telling John’s disciples in today’s Gospel that they don’t need to fast.

Catholic Church leaders declared Tuesday a day of fasting, abstinence and prayer for peace and reconciliation in the Holy Land amid a rapidly escalating war between Israel and Hamas.

This Wednesday — along with the following Friday and Saturday, Dec. 20 and 21 — is an ember day, a day traditionally set aside for fasting and abstinence from meat. These three upcoming ember ...

Catholic Church leaders declared Tuesday a day of fasting, abstinence and prayer for peace and reconciliation in the Holy Land amid a rapidly escalating war between Israel and Hamas.

Catholic Church leaders declared Tuesday a day of fasting, abstinence and prayer for peace and reconciliation in the Holy Land amid a rapidly escalating war between Israel and Hamas.

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Catholic Church leaders declared Tuesday a day of fasting, abstinence and prayer for peace and reconciliation in the Holy Land amid a rapidly escalating war between Israel and Hamas.

Catholic Church leaders declared Tuesday a day of fasting, abstinence and prayer for peace and reconciliation in the Holy Land amid a rapidly escalating war between Israel and Hamas.

Catholic Church leaders declared Tuesday a day of fasting, abstinence and prayer for peace and reconciliation in the Holy Land amid a rapidly escalating war between Israel and Hamas.