Nation Mar 08 Column: Why you shouldn’t swear off social media for Lent By Heidi A. Campbell for The Conversation
Arts Feb 28 Photo: Celebrating the start of Carnival in Trinidad J'ouvert revellers covered in blue paint dance and parade with the Rapso music band 3canal during the 20th anniversary celebration of their song Blue as part of Trinidad Carnival on Feb. 27, 2017 in Port of Spain, Trinidad. By News Desk
Nation Feb 18 Everything you were embarrassed to ask about Lent and Ash Wednesday Today is the beginning of Lent (AKA Ash Wednesday) — the day that millions of people around the world stop buying Starbucks, swearing like sailors, gossiping about their co-workers, and eating entire sticks of butter while watching porn. By Wendy Thomas Russell
World Mar 05 Pope Francis finds rock star treatment ‘offensive’ For Catholics, Wednesday marks the start of Lent: a time of reflection, atonement, and heightened humility. This year, the festival will overlap with the first anniversary of Pope Francis’ election – and the Catholic leader is unhappy with the… By Anya van Wagtendonk