The Catholic Church opened the solemn Lenten season leading to Easter on Wednesday without the participation of Pope Francis, who was in the third week of ...

Is it us, or is the year going by super fast? It seems like Valentine’s Day was just last week, and now spring is just on the ...

Rand Park may see some Easter activities as one resident stopped to request some matching funds from the Keokuk Park and Recreation Advisory Board at its regular meeting on Tuesday ...

I’d like to give you a short true or false quiz on the origins of the pretzel. Go ahead and take it – I assure you there is a ...

Looking for the best Easter egg hunts in the Four State Area? We’ve rounded up some of the top Easter egg hunts plus some ...

Lent, the period between Ash Wednesday and Easter, is a time for Christians to reflect on their sinfulness and make ...

Ash Wednesday gets its name from the practice of placing ashes on the foreheads of the faithful as a sign of penance.

Christians are observing Ash Wednesday, ushering in the 40-day season of Lent, when the faithful prepare for Easter by doing ...

The images from The Fantastic Four, created by Mushk Rizni, show Sue Storm using her powers to stop Franklin, her infant son, ...

"Lent is, for me, it’s a time where I'm still enough to listen," a St. Aloysius Catholic Church parishioner said.

Bunnies and candy eggs are fine, but there’s still a place in the Easter basket for books that deliver the message of Jesus's ...