National Catholic Register7d
5 Catholic-Inspired Activities to Celebrate St. Valentine’s Day
These fun family-friendly activities offer meaningful ways for everyone to show love, kindness and faith, while also creating ...
St. Valentine is not just patron saint of lovers, but also epilepsy, plague and beekeepers?
As couples across the world prepared for Valentine's Day in February 2025, a rumor cropped up on social media that St.
Why do we celebrate Valentine's Day and who was Saint Valentine?
Father Michael said Saint Valentine was one, very real person– or at least the man that the church honored with a feast was no legend. He said he did not know of the secret marriage ceremonies, but ...
Greek Reporter6d
Valentine’s Day: The Greek Roots of the Saint of Love
Was Saint Valentine Greek? A Catholic community on Lesvos says there are strong clues that he was either Greek or of Greek ...
Santa Clarita Radio6d
The History Of Valentine’s Day: From Ancient Rome To Modern Romance
One legend contends that Valentine was a priest who served during the third century in Rome. When Emperor Claudius II decided ...
Indiatimes6d
Who was St. Valentine? Interesting facts about the man who inspired Valentine's Day
Valentine’s Day, celebrated on February 14 ... became associated with romance. Even though the Catholic Church no longer officially celebrates his feast on February 14, his name remains linked ...
Martyrs? Bacchanalia? Chaucer? Delving into the murky origins of Valentine’s Day
Lovers have always batted their eyes on Valentine’s Day as cherubs circled overhead. Or have they? Historians aren’t sure ...
Hindustan Times7d
Delving into murky origins of Valentine’s Day: How it became the day of love, was St Valentine a real person, and more
The story prevailed, but the lack of evidence prompted the Catholic Church in 1969 to remove St Valentine as the primary saint celebrated on Feb. 14. Now, it’s officially the feast of Saints ...
NBC Chicago6d
Why do we celebrate Valentine's Day? How the holiday originated and more
The story prevailed, but the lack of evidence prompted the Catholic Church in 1969 to remove St. Valentine as the primary saint celebrated on Feb. 14. Now, it’s officially the feast of Saints ...
America Magazine11d
Catholic kitsch: Why simple religious art is actually great
Our family calls it the Pope Room. The Catholic Church has created and inspired some of the greatest art in the world, famous for its quality and history regardless of its religious significance.