Asceticism

Today marks the commencement of the Great Lent, or the Great Fast a period of profound significance in the Christian calendar. It is a time for repentance, prayer, and humility as believers prepare themselves to meet the greatest Christian holiday, the Resurrection of Christ - Easter (Pascha) - with dignity.

It's the fortnight before Christmas and all through the world's Catholic convents, nuns and monks are extra busy preparing the traditional delicacies they sell to a loyal fan base even in rapidly secularizing countries.

For Orthodox Christians, Christmas fasting begins today. In church tradition, it is in honor of the upcoming great holiday dedicated to the birth of the Savior of the world - Jesus Christ.

There are days of abstinence not only from food of animal origin, but also from evil deeds and thoughts.

Prayer and fasting are the weapons of the Christians he said

“Sins of the flesh are not the most serious,” the 84-year-old religious leader said

The Reisu-l-Ulema of the Islamic Community of Serbia, Sead Nasufović, said on Monday that followers of Islam can receive the COVID-19 vaccine during the Ramadan fast.

A French-Norwegian archaeological team has discovered new Christian ruins in Egypt's Western Desert, revealing monastic life in the region in the fifth century AD, the Egyptian antiquities ministry said on March 13.

Millions took up the challenge, which involved dousing themselves with a bucket of ice cold water and posting the video online

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation has published papers related to the study of specimens that may belong to the Yeti or Abominable Snowman.

Being invisible to the subject is one of the greatest virtues of the good photographer. And thanks to this quality, Stratos Kalafatis gives his audience a glance into the world of the monastic community of Mount Athos. The exhibition, "Athos: The Colors of Faith," has already been shown at 25 venues in different parts of the world.