Valentine's Day celebrates love and friendship, evolving from ancient customs to a commercialized holiday with rituals like ...

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team has successfully integrated the mission's deployable aperture cover—a ...

Nowadays, few people know that Hermione is a character in Homer's Odyssey. But what is her significance and role in Greek mythology?

The Romans added January and February to the calendar but ran into a problem — math and superstition. Here's why February became the odd month out.

If you’re fed up of modern-day contraceptives, spare a thought for the ancient Romans. While nowadays you can get your hands ...

According to one legend, Pope Gelasius wanted to put an end to the debauchery in the late fifth century. He declared Feb. 14 as the feast day of a St. Valentine, who had been martyred about 200 years ...

A recent Eucharistic procession in Derry, Ireland, highlighted an inspiring revival of Catholic faith in a city synonymous with some dark days in Ireland’s troubled history.

Long before fairy tales and period dramas, there was the original love story: Cupid and Psyche. It had everything — love at ...