Catholics allowed to eat meat on Lenten Fridays
Some Roman Catholic bishops around the country are relieving the faithful of giving up meat on Fridays since they're already deprived of some foods and other pleasures during the coronavirus pandemic. During Lent, many Catholics practice self-denial and sacrifice as they repent their sins and pray in preparation for Easter Sunday. This includes not eating meat on Fridays or Ash Wednesday, when Lent begins. (Lent last 40 days plus six Sundays, and ends on the Saturday before Easter Sunday, which this year is April 12.) But some bishops this ...
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