A prisoner named "Valentine" was said in one tale to have written a note signed "from your Valentine" to his jailer's ...

Many legends claim to explain the origins of Valentine’s Day, but as is the case with legends, they leave many questions ...

WHAT DOES VALENTINE’S DAY MEAN? It is one of the oldest holidays in the calendar and celebrated all over the world. What is ...

Valentine’s Day is celebrated on February 14 and lands on a Friday this year. It's a time when people exchange gifts with ...

According to one legend, Pope Gelasius wanted to put an end to the debauchery in the late fifth century. He declared Feb. 14 ...

“The fact that Pope Francis appoints women to positions of responsibility ... was the first woman promoted in 2021 to secretary of a Roman Curia dicastery. Sister Nathalie Becquart, 55, was ...

Lovers have always batted their eyes on Valentine’s Day as cherubs circled overhead. Or have they? Historians aren’t sure ...

Pope Francis on Tuesday added the Sept. 5 feast of St. Teresa of Calcutta to the Catholic Church’s liturgical calendar as an ...

the Roman Curia and the Catholic Church, more broadly, remain a heavily male-dominated structure. One cannot ignore the frustrations of those who expected even more progress. Women are still far ...

Sisters from a convent outside Waco have repeatedly visited the prisoners—and even made them affiliates of their order. The ...

Ever wondered why you have never seen a female priest in a Catholic church? It is because they are literally not allowed to become one.

which sits alongside dicasteries for the Causes for Saints and the Discipline of Sacraments in the shadowy Roman curia, and monitors schools and universities to make sure they are Catholic enough.