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<title><![CDATA[Why Lent?]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 13 Feb 2013 13:00:21 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Lent is a special time for prayer and fasting in keeping with the Bible’s many invitations to live seasons of more intense spiritual work, on the one hand, and times of festivity on the other.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Hyenas Give Up Scavenging For Lent]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 04 Apr 2012 18:32:50 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Humans aren't the only ones who give up certain foods for Lent. In the 55 days before Easter in Ethiopia, hyenas are forced to turn from scavenging to hunting to make up for Christians' fasting traditions.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Even in desert retreat, monks feel Egypt's turmoil]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:49:01 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In a cave here high in the desert mountains of eastern Egypt, the man said to be the father of monasticism took refuge from the temptations of the world some 17 centuries ago.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Hey America, it's not Easter yet -- it's Holy Week]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 04 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The week preceding Easter, which we're in now, is Holy Week. There is no need to jump the gun and start celebrating Easter before Easter happens. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[What are 'The Five' giving up for Lent?]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 13 Feb 2013 18:13:32 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Lent begins. 'The Five' responds]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pope's bombshell sends troubled church scrambling]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/02/11/pope-resigns-in-bombshell-announcement-sending-troubled-church-scrambling-to/?]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:35:44 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[With a few words in Latin, Pope Benedict VXI did Monday what no pope has done in half a millennium, announcing his resignation and sending the already troubled Catholic Church scrambling to replace the leader of its 1 billion followers by Easter.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[British Bishops Urge 'Carbon Fast' for Lent]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Several prominent Anglican British bishops are urging Christians to keep their carbon consumption in check this Lent.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mardi Gras revelry, parades take over New Orleans]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/02/21/mardi-gras-revelry-parades-take-over-new-orleans/?]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[From the family-friendly avenues of the Garden District to raunchy displays in the French Quarter, New Orleans let loose with a Fat Tuesday party as parades rolled and revelers frolicked amid showers of beads, trinkets and music.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[On Easter Sunday and Always, Remember the Sacrifice of Our Military Men and Women]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2011/04/22/easter-sunday-remember-sacrifice-military-men-women/?]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 22 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Whatever you may think about the war in Afghanistan, or Iraq or Libya, remember our military men and women this Easter weekend.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pope marks Ash Wednesday]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/02/22/pope-marks-ash-wednesday/?]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Pope Benedict XVI has led a solemn service to mark the start of the Lenten season of penitence, including the placement of ashes on the forehead of faithful.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Missouri Teen Gives Up Talking For Lent, Grades Improve]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/04/06/missouri-teen-gives-talking-lent-grades-improve/?]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Thirteen year old Decklan Conway of Seneca, Missouri is quietly gaining attention with how he is observing Lent.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[An Easter dare]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/04/05/easter-dare/?]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[We are just days away from Easter, the celebration of Christ’s resurrection and victory over death. Easter should inspire us to dare much in God’s service, knowing that the One who vanquished the grave can surely accomplish great things in and through us.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Power Play 3/4/2013]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:39:44 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Obama to Tap Top Climate Crusader for EPA and midterm forecast]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bret Michaels, Will Ferrell kick off Mardi Gras celebrations]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2012/02/21/bret-michaels-will-ferrell-kick-off-mardi-gras-celebrations/?]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Rocker Bret Michaels and Grammy-winning singer Cyndi Lauper were to usher in Mardi Gras with musical performances in the wee hours of the morning Tuesday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Coffee, Cursing and the Other Things 'The Five' Is Giving Up for Lent]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://video.foxnews.com/v/1466990184001/coffee-cursing-and-the-other-things-the-five-is-giving-up-for-lent/?]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:35:52 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Thou Shalt Not Text Until Easter, Italians Told]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.foxnews.com/story/2009/03/05/thou-shalt-not-text-until-easter-italians-told?]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 05 Mar 2009 08:07:38 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Italian branch of Roman Catholic Church wants followers to forswear text messaging, social-networking Web sites, computer games during Lent.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Tears, applause for pope at last public Mass]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 13 Feb 2013 18:32:53 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[With a humble "Grazie" as bishops doffed their mitres and applause echoed through St. Peter's Basilica, a frail Pope Benedict XVI began his long farewell by presiding over Ash Wednesday services in a tearful, final public Mass.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pope celebrates final public Mass inside St. Peter's Basilica]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 13 Feb 2013 05:24:19 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Starting his public farewell to his flock, a weary Pope Benedict XVI celebrated his final public Mass as pontiff, presiding over Ash Wednesday services hours after a bittersweet audience that produced the extraordinary scene of the pope explaining his decision to step down directly to the faithful.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Hits & Misses: Going Green for Lent]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 01 May 2011 21:46:32 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Panel calls attention to best and worst of week]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mardi Gras Partiers Celebrate Final Hours in New Orleans Before Lent]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.foxnews.com/story/2009/02/24/mardi-gras-partiers-celebrate-final-hours-in-new-orleans-before-lent?]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 24 Feb 2009 09:31:07 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Mardi Gras — New Orleans' pre-Lenten celebration that ranges from family picnics along parade routes to X-rated flesh fests on Bourbon Street — went into its final hours Tuesday with high spirits and glitzy parades.]]></description>
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