The Catholic Church in her infinite wisdom has ... Of course, they also need prayers, so the custom of begging for soul cakes came about. The children would go from house to house begging for ...

In sixteenth-century England, the offerings of the first fruits of the year’s harvest were called soul-cakes. (Wikimedia Commons/ HT) The Catholic Church set the day apart for intercession for ...

Mardi Gras will come to the University of Missouri next month, in part thanks to a campus Catholic parish ... portions of the traditional king cake, live music and food available from Zydeco's ...