Alongside Patrick and Columba, Brigid is one of the most important Irish saints. Yet you would be hard-pressed to know it ...

The short answer to the question of the historical Saint Valentine is church officials aren't entirely sure he existed, which is why the Catholic Church removed him from its official calendar in 1969.

Today, January 21, the Dominican Republic celebrates the Day of Our Lady of Altagracia, spiritual patron saint of the nation ...

Get your time travel gear on, because Tom Trtan is “Trtan Back Time.” He recounts historic events and birthdays that happened this week in history! Did you know that on February 4, ...

The Gospel reading today provides some guidance for this, and it feels somewhat serendipitous that it would fall on the feast ...

From saints to candy hearts, these Valentine’s Day facts aren’t what you expect.

On the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi, founder of the Franciscan order, his body will be displayed ...

THE moment you step off the boat onto this 1.8-hectare island in the Visayan Sea, you feel the warmth of the community that ...

As the days begin to get longer, thousands gather across Ireland and Scotland to celebrate the return of the light after a ...

This specific iconography of subjugation — a bound captive struck by a weapon — has deep roots in Egyptian state ideology. It parallels famous early dynastic scenes like those at Gebel Sheikh Suleiman ...

In Quartzsite, Ariz., self-described nomads who live on the road converge on the Rubber Tramp Rendezvous. There, they fix ...

From zip lining over crocodiles to touring historic sites by trolley, here's what locals recommend doing in the nation's ...