TERNI, Italy (RNS) — The hometown of the saint of love found a compromise between Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday. TERNI, Italy (RNS) — This Wednesday marked a peculiar challenge for practicing ...

Third-century Roman priest Valentinus was brutally beaten and beheaded after marrying couples in defiance of Emperor Claudius II's ban on the sacrament of marriage on this day in history, Feb. 14, 270 ...

Each Valentine's Day, millions of Americans gift their partners or loved ones with flowers, cards or candy as a token of their affections on Feb. 14. But while some see it as a commercialized ...

The skull of St. Valentine is venerated in Rome. But in my research about the saint of the day today, I discovered that other relics of the patron of engaged couples, love and marriage can be found in ...

Do you have plans with friends? Are you going to surprise your significant other with a Friday reservation at a local popular restaurant? Every 14th of February, Valentine's Day, also called Saint ...

Bearing cards, flowers, chocolates and poetry, lovers have always swooned on Valentine’s Day as cherubs circled overhead. Right? Or is the history darker, marked by Roman bacchanalia, martyrs and lies ...

Every year on Valentine’s Day, couples express their affection toward each other by exchanging cards, boxes of chocolate, and other gifts. There’s a running joke that the holiday was created by ...

Terni, located north of Rome, is the birthplace of Saint Valentine. The "city of love" is looking for a partner. Terni -- the birthplace of Saint Valentine located in central Italy just an hour north ...