These fun family-friendly activities offer meaningful ways for everyone to show love, kindness and faith, while also creating a special celebration of St. Valentine. Consider creative ways to show ...

On Feb. 14 of each year, the Roman Martyrology commemorates the anniversary of the martyrdom of St. Valentine of Rome, who is considered the patron saint of lovers and married couples. Coincidentally, ...

If you’re giving up sweets for Lent, you may not be happy to learn that this year Ash Wednesday falls on Valentine’s Day. But while the day typically marked by heart-shaped candies, Hallmark cards, ...

While it’s not a Holy Day of Obligation to attend mass, the Catholic Church still requires Catholics to follow specific rules on Ash Wednesday. Unlike last year when St. Patrick’s Day fell on a Friday ...

GREENSBURG, Pa. — While it’s not a Holy Day of Obligation to attend mass, the Catholic Church still requires Catholics to follow specific rules on Ash Wednesday. Unlike last year when St. Patrick’s ...

Flores leads the Office for Youth and Young Adult Ministry at the San Diego Catholic Diocese and lives in Spring Valley. Strauss teaches special education in high school and lives in Chula Vista. This ...

The skull of St. Valentine is venerated in Rome. But in my research about the saint of the day today, I discovered that other relics of the patron of engaged couples, love and marriage can be found in ...

Valentine’s Day is all about love, chocolates, and sweet messages, but do you know the real story behind St. Valentine? While millions of people celebrate February 14th every year, not many know who ...

Third-century Roman priest Valentinus was brutally beaten and beheaded after marrying couples in defiance of Emperor Claudius II's ban on the sacrament of marriage on this day in history, Feb. 14, 270 ...

Share a Valentine greeting designed by one of the pediatric patients at the famed medical research center St. Jude's/Instagram You can send a virtual Valentine — designed by the patients at St. Jude ...