The Pope reached out, affectionately ran his fingers through my hair, then shook my hand, his handshake firm, hands warm. “Smile,” said the shutterbug who captured my father grinning, the Pope beaming ...

Airborne particles from minting coins damaged health, a new study says, and might have contributed to the Roman Empire’s ...

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

Valentine’s Day, celebrated annually on February 14 in many Western countries, is synonymous with romantic love, expressions ...

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 ...

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.

Every year on February 14th, a lot of people exchange their particular Valentine with cards, candies, presents, or flowers .

The story of the origin of Valentine’s Day is shrouded in many myths and legends. According to one version, this day is dedicated to the priest Valentine, who served in Rome in the third century AD, ...

Valentine’s Day began as St. Valentine’s Day, a liturgical celebration of one or more early Christian saints named Valentinus ...

This day of love, Valentine’s Day, is a real oxymoron with a sordid history of beheadings, blood sacrifices, Roman, Greek and ...

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 one of the most widely recognized celebrations of love, marked by millions around the world with flowers, ...