The religions of the ancient Greeks and the ancient Romans, often simply called “classical religion,” are often viewed as ...

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

Pope Francis has been hospitalized in Rome, the Vatican announced Feb. 14. In recent days, he had been suffering from ...

In the mid-3rd century CE, Emperor Decius ordered that everyone in the Roman Empire is to offer a sacrifice to the Roman gods. This caused a controversy among Christian communities as bunches of ...

Newark Advocate faith columnist Jeff Gill explores the history of Valentine's Day and how it connects to today's ...

A scholar of religion and migration writes about the long-standing tensions among Christians regarding their moral ...

It’s possible that young Chloe, in this poem, may be partially weak in the knees due to a burgeoning romance. But there is also indisputably an element of fear or nervousness in her depiction as a ...

Francis has complained of breathing trouble and was diagnosed with bronchitis Feb. 6, but had continued to hold daily ...

According to History.com, exchanging Valentine's took off in the 1700s, a period coinciding with Romanticism in literature and art across Europe and America. When a woman named Esther A. Howland began ...

My first exposure to Valentine’s Day was when I was 9 years old watching season three, episode one of “Barbie: Life in the ...

Italian artist AleXsandro Palombo uses his art to combat indifference and educate young people about the Holocaust.

ROME — Pope Francis was hospitalized Friday after a weeklong bout of bronchitis worsened and was receiving drug therapy for a ...