Chocolate’s journey from sacred drink to Valentine’s Day symbol was shaped by history, marketing and even chemistry.

There are different theories about why the holiday falls in the middle of February, but the month has always been associated ...

MANILA, Philippines – A Vatican official in the Philippines has urged couples to celebrate Valentine’s Day by attending Mass. In a radio interview on Thursday, Papal Nuncio to the Philippines ...

The Vatican has warned a breakaway traditionalist Catholic group that it risked renewed schism if it goes ahead with plans to ...

The life of St. Josephine Bakhita, who endured enslavement as a child in Sudan before becoming a Canossian religious sister, ...

During a Mass for Black History Month on Feb. 6, 2026 at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic School in Upper Marlboro, fourth ...

Many of these money-spending traditions can be traced back to the Middle Ages. Poet Geoffrey Chaucer, known for his "Canterbury Tales," is thought to be the source of our modern ideas about ...

"It's pretty cool," James recently told OSV News, adding that having a role in Archbishop Sheen's sainthood cause makes him ...

Valentine's Day is celebrated on February 14. This year, Valentine's Day falls on a Saturday. You may assume that the name "Valentine" originated after St. Valentine, which is understandable. In fact, ...

The parish in Conshohocken, Montgomery County celebrated an evening liturgy with the blessing and distribution of candles ...

"Paris is well worth a Mass" was reportedly the attitude of King Henry IV when he was trying to secure the French throne. As ...