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 ...

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Pope Gelasius, I ended Rome's Lupercalia Day in the 5th Century. Meanwhile, Christians began to hold a feast on Feb. 14 to celebrate Saint Valentine and the sanctity of marriage. Saint Valentine's ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis has added the feast day of St. Teresa of Kolkata, a “beacon of hope” and an example of loving service to the poorest of the poor, to the General Roman Calendar so ...

Saint Valentine was executed on February 14, around the year 269 AD. Over time, this date became associated with celebrating love and affection, leading to the modern Valentine's Day holiday.

Here's the concept: If you share a name with a saint and it happens to be that saint's feast day, you're entitled to a free slice of pizza at Camp Colvos Brewing and Pizza Company. "I love pizza ...

Memorials rank third in the classification of feast days on the Catholic Church’s liturgical calendar. The memorial of St. Teresa of Calcutta will be an optional memorial, which means it is ...

Others believe that the Valentine's Day is related to the feast of Juno Februata ... On the other hand, it is relatively clear who Saint Valentine was. He lived in Rome back in the third century ...

The leader of the USCCB has commended the move to extend to the universal Catholic Church the feast of a beloved saint and "contemporary witness" of faith.