Lent is the time before Easter during which the faithful abstain and fast in remembrance of the ultimate sacrifice Jesus made on Calvary. It is a 40-day time of preparation before Easter ...
A pastor in Mozambique has died after trying to fast for 40 days, emulating what Christ is said to have done in the Bible. Francisco Barajah, founder of the Santa Trindade Evangelical Church ...
A woman accused of killing her three-year-old son through religious fasting had delusions of being brought back to life by Jesus, a court heard. Olabisi Abubakar, 42, denies manslaughter and ...