edimonk
Pope Paul VI recommended in 1966 that fasting follow local economic restraints and that it be done voluntarily.
Fasting and Abstinence in the Roman Catholic Church
Fasting and abstinence in contemporary times
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ericfischer
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In Western countries, Catholics have been encouraged to fast in non-dietary ways during Lent.