This year, Russian Orthodox Lent comes quite late and lasts up to May 1. This is the annual 40-day-period before Easter when Orthodox Christians refuse to consume any foods of animal origin.

Ms. Hanna, 30, of Point Breeze, is a devout member of St. George Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral in Oakland. She's one of the ladies—and men—who make the meals served there after Wednesday evening ...

For those of us from the Catholic or Orthodox traditions, Lent has begun. (And with it, for the Catholics, the eternal annual cycle of Orthodox and Jewish friends making fun of the Catholic ...

Lent. It’s a time for reflection. A time for humility. And definitely a time for fish. For most American Christians, Lent began Feb. 26 (for the Eastern Orthodox churches, it began Monday).

BOB ABERNETHY, host: For Eastern Orthodox Christians this is Great Lent, the 40-day period of strict fasting leading up to Easter.The Orthodox are supposed to observe fasts of one kind or another ...

Lent. It’s a time for reflection. A time for humility. And definitely a time for fish. For most American Christians, Lent began Wednesday (for the Eastern Orthodox churches, it began Monday).… ...