St. Valentine’s Day

Hearts and ashes: 10 ways to celebrate Ash Wednesday on Valentine’s Day

By Roxanne Stone and Emily McFarlan Miller — February 13, 2024
(RNS) — It’s a marriage of holidays most sorrowful and saccharine.

This Muslim artist is giving Valentine’s Day a subversive twist

By Aysha Khan — February 14, 2018
(RNS) — In their sixth year, Taz Ahmed's satirical Valentine's Day cards point the arrow at the White House.

The ‘real’ St. Valentine was no patron of love

By Lisa Bitel — February 13, 2018
(The Conversation) — Valentine’s Day originated as a liturgical feast to celebrate the decapitation of a third-century Christian martyr, or perhaps two. So, how did we get from beheading to betrothing on Valentine’s Day?

On Feast of St. Valentine, a papal blessing

By Eric J. Lyman — February 14, 2014
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Francis gave the couples advice on how to have a happy and successful marriage.
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