As couples across the world prepared for Valentine's Day in February 2025, a rumor cropped up on social media that St.

In the Bible, St. Anne was the mother of Mary and the grandmother of Jesus; she is also the patron saint for unmarried women and for those trying to find a spouse. Her feast day is celebrated on ...

While St. Patrick is celebrated around the world every March 17, St. Brigid "Muire na nGael" ("Mary of the Irish") is ... St. Brigid has long been a favorite saint, recognized in Irish customs ...

It is not known exactly where or when a Mary Garden was first planted. However, it is known that St. Fiacre (600-670), Patron Saint of Gardeners, devoted his life to tending a garden surrounding an ...

But that first night, after he went to confession at St. James the Apostle ... For centuries Mary—Our Lady of Guadalupe—has been Mexico’s patron saint, feted on December 12.

Experts say that Saint Mary Magdalene showcases the Italian Renaissance master’s early talent. “He was working with such technical refinement already at this point in his career,” Daria ...

A tiny portrait of Mary Magdalene by Raphael has sold at auction for $3.1 million. The delicate oil painting measures less ...

It’s almost Valentine’s Day… Actually, it’s almost St. Valentine’s Day, but who is St. Valentine and why is he associated ...

A Teesside church building is up for sale as part of a redevelopment opportunity. The former St Mary Magdalene Church, located on Whitehouse Road in Billingham, is being marketed by estate agents ...

Pope Francis highlighted Mary Magdalene ... visit to St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Feb. 1, 2025. Credit: Vatican Media Drawing from the Gospel of John’s account of Mary Magdalene ...

The encounter was one of a series of Saturday jubilee audiences of 2025, following a first meeting with pilgrims and a heart-to-heart with journalists.

St. Valentine is known as the patron saint of lovers in the Christian faith. There are various legends about a religious figure named Valentine or Valentinus who was martyred on February 14 in the ...