February 2026 is Shrove Tuesday, the traditional day for eating pancakes before the start of Lent. This is the story ...

(RNS) — They should know that we are Christians by our love, not know that we are Catholics by our fights.

(RNS) — “Paris is well worth a Mass” was reportedly the attitude of King Henry IV when he was trying to secure the French throne. As a result, he converted from Protestantism to Catholicism in 1593.

From sugarcane fields to reggaeton, fans and music historians alike felt connected to the Black histories behind the halftime ...

The name of “Jesus” as it is now commonly used in the English tongue is merely the final stage of a long series of languages, to which the man of Nazareth never uttered even a word. The soundscape of ...

Legend says Saint Valentine secretly performed marriages for couples in love. He was executed on February 14 around 269 AD.

The Vatican has warned a breakaway traditionalist Catholic group that it risked renewed schism if it goes ahead with plans to ...

Discover the definition of consecrate, its origins, and usage, a perfect word of the day to add to your vocabulary.

Putin’s dictionary certainly promotes traditional family values. The definition of the word “hatred” gives the example usage “hatred of the institution of the family,” while the word “heroine” is ...