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NEWS ABOUT: Lent

Lent stories: 5 news summaries

'Piegate' Nabs Homemade Treats

Pa. food inspectors crack down on sale of non-commercial goods

Apr 10, 09 10:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Homemade pies are under siege in Pennsylvania, as state inspectors crack down on commercial goods not baked in approved kitchens. The "piegate" affair started at a small-town fish fry, where the desserts are part of the Catholic parish's Lent fundraiser, reports the Wall Street Journal. Safety codes require use... More »

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Catholic Church • Pennsylvania • food safety • Lent • pie

NY Hotel Boss Axed for
Ash Wednesday Slur

Palace Hotel chief bounced after mocking Catholic bell captain

Mar 25, 09 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - The boss of a ritzy New York hotel has been canned for ordering a Catholic employee to lose his Ash Wednesday ashes, reports the New York Daily News. The manager of the Palace Hotel—located across the street from St. Patrick's Cathedral—told the bell captain "wipe that f-----g... More »

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hotel • Catholic • Lent

 Economy Can't Spoil Mardi Gras

Revelers enter final day of festivities

Feb 24, 09 2:34 PM CST
(AP) - Partiers in New Orleans are taking one last chance to eat, drink, and be merry today before Lent. Tourism officials don't believe the economic downturn has dampened the mood at this year's Mardi Gras celebrations and say big crowds over the weekend and nearly full hotels bode well for the... More »

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New Orleans • Lousiana • party • Mardi Gras • Lent • parade • financial crisis

Evangelicals Turn Back
to Ritual

Some adopt previously shunned  confession, communion, Lent

Mar 8, 08 12:51 PM CST
(Newser) - Evangelical Christians are increasingly turning to long-shunned traditions as a means of practicing their faith, reports the Washington Post. In a trend some call “worship renewal,” some are reviving Catholic customs such as fasting for Lent, going to confession, and weekly communion. “Evangelicalism is coming to point... More »

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Christianity • Catholicism • Christians • monasteries • evangelicals • communion • Catholics • Lent • ancient customs • rituals • traditions • confession

Bishops' Bright Idea: Give Up Carbon for Lent

Brits urge faithful to fast to cut emissions, fight global warming

Feb 5, 08 12:05 PM CST
(Newser) - For many Christians, Lent is a time to forgo chocolate or ice cream, but two senior British bishops have a better idea: “fasting” away your carbon footprint. “The poor are already suffering the effects of climate change,” says Liverpool’s bishop. “To carry on regardless of... More »

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climate change • Christianity • carbon footprint • religion • chocolate • Church of England • Lent

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