{"id":1683,"date":"2024-01-02T00:23:34","date_gmt":"2024-01-02T00:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/?p=1683"},"modified":"2024-01-02T00:23:34","modified_gmt":"2024-01-02T00:23:34","slug":"mark-wahlberg-remains-a-devout-catholic-despite-faith-being-unpopular-in-hollywood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/?p=1683","title":{"rendered":"Mark Wahlberg remains a devout Catholic despite faith being unpopular in Hollywood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Actor Mark Wahlberg remains devoutly Catholic despite the faith\u2019s unpopularity in Hollywood.<br \/>\nDuring a recent appearance on the Today Show, he discussed his commitment to his beliefs and approach to sharing them.<\/p>\n<p>On Ash Wednesday, he appeared wearing ashes in the shape of a cross, symbolizing his participation in Lent.<br \/>\nWahlberg explained Lent\u2019s fasting as detaching from hindering habits for spiritual growth, mentioning his plan to abstain from meat and have one meal from Ash Wednesday to Good Friday.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He values sharing his faith while respecting others\u2019 beliefs, setting an inspiring example in the entertainment industry.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mark Wahlberg talks faith, whether he still wakes up at 2AM\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eXwkiS07LY4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actor Mark Wahlberg remains devoutly Catholic despite the faith\u2019s unpopularity in Hollywood. During a recent appearance on the Today Show, he discussed his commitment to his beliefs and approach to sharing them. On Ash Wednesday, he appeared wearing ashes in the shape of a cross, symbolizing his participation in Lent. Wahlberg explained Lent\u2019s fasting as&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/?p=1683\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Mark Wahlberg remains a devout Catholic despite faith being unpopular in Hollywood&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1684,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1683"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1683"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1683\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1685,"href":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1683\/revisions\/1685"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}