One legend contends that Valentine was a priest who served during the third century in Rome. When Emperor Claudius II decided ...

Pope Francis has been admitted to hospital after a case of bronchitis persisted for more than a week, a Vatican spokesman ...

Valentine’s Day. A day historically known for skyrocketing stress rates, societal expectations, and yearning singles. While ...

Every February 14, across the United States and in other places around the world, candy, flowers and gifts are exchanged between loved ones, all in the name of St. Valentine. But who is this ...

Catholics across the world are embarking on pilgrimages to commemorate the Jubilee Year of Hope. Many will travel to Rome to ...

Pope Francis has been hospitalized following a worsening bronchitis bout. Despite a history of health issues and surgeries, the 88-year-old pontiff aims for recovery. Recent hospitalizations have ...

Valentine’s Day, a celebration of love wrapped in candy hearts, roses and chocolates, traces back to St. Valentine. But the ...

Pope Francis admitted to Rome's Gemelli hospital for bronchitis treatment, forcing cancellation of weekend events.

Valentine’s Day -- the holiday made for a Hallmark movie. At least that’s what it seems like now. But it wasn’t always so ...

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis was hospitalized Friday for the fourth time since being elected in 2013, after he was diagnosed ...

In the original festival, men would sacrifice a goat and a dog, then run around naked or nearly naked, hitting women with the animals' hides.

According to History.com, exchanging Valentine's took off in the 1700s, a period coinciding with Romanticism in literature and art across Europe and America. When a woman named Esther A. Howland began ...