Christian fasting has a spiritual foundation. Biblical examples of fasting appear in both the Old and New Testaments. Fasting should always have intention. Having a clear purpose keeps the fast ...

This year, the holy month of fast for Muslims, Ramadan, and the Christian fast, called Lent by Catholics, overlap to a great extent. Ramadan began on 1 March and ends after 30 days with Eid-ul-Fitr on ...

Fasting during Lent represents one of Christianity’s most profound spiritual disciplines, with roots extending deep into biblical traditions. Though not explicitly outlined in scripture, this practice ...

As Catholics around the world prepare to begin the Lenten season in just over three weeks, Pope Benedict XVI has published his Lenten Message for 2009. This year the Holy Father focuses his message on ...

The question will be: what do those Christians believe, or who is the Christian fasting to? In Islam, disbelief invalidates good deeds. “And whosoever disbelieves rejects faith, then fruitless is his ...

In many Catholic parishes, people are gathering for Friday night fish fries because they abstain from eating meat on Fridays during Lent. In Muslim homes, people are gathering every evening for iftar ...

Lead for Evidence-Based Medicine and Nutrition, Aston Medical School, Aston University According to reports, Sunak considers fasting for the first 36 hours of each week as “an important discipline”, ...