Such was their influence in Church history, through their evangelization efforts, that Pope John Paul II named the two ...

As every year on the same date, February 14, will be an occasion to celebrate Saint Valentine’s Day. The origins of this ...

Valentine's Day was originally a Christian feast day which was associated with Christian martyrs, with the most famous of ...

Historically speaking, there are multiple saints named Valentine or Valentinus - all of whom were martyred. The saint we're ...

Bearing cards, flowers, chocolates and poetry, lovers have always swooned on Valentine’s Day as cherubs circled overhead. Right? Or is its history darker?

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

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

Bearing cards, flowers, chocolates and poetry, lovers have always swooned on Valentine’s Day as cherubs circled overhead. Right?

Feastdays for the coming week – Thursday, February 13, St Catherine de Ricci; Friday, February 14, Ss. Cyril and Methodius, ...

One example is the mission of Sts. Cyril and Methodius to the Slavic people in Moravia during the 9th century. They are both famous for introducing the Slavonic liturgy. In their work St. Cyril ...

Once the site of a World War II-standoff, this monument sits in an underground crypt of the Church of Sts. Cyril and Methodius. The location was a secret hideout, where the Czech Orthodox Church ...