Newark Advocate faith columnist Jeff Gill explores the history of Valentine's Day and how it connects to today's interpretation of the holiday.

On Valentine's Day, the most romantic day of the year, here is the history of St Catherine's Chapel near Abbotsbury, whose namesake St ...

Archbishop Charles Thompson has designated the Archabbey Church of Our Lady of Einsiedeln at Saint Meinrad Archabbey as a pilgrimage site for the Archdiocese of Indianapolis during the Jubilee Year of ...

The English word love covers many meanings, but in Greek we find concepts often known as 'the Four Loves'. This is the story ...

In the heart of Phoenix, Arizona, there’s a barbecue joint that’s been turning heads and tantalizing taste buds across the ...

June Ann Dailey, age 94, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 10th, 2025, at Birch Meadows Senior Care. Born on June ...

Created in 2013 and fondly named after the time to share a good luck beer with fellow KCBS competitors, this sausage is packed with beef and pork, seasoning, and a few fresh jalapeños for a touch of ...

What are we to make of Balaam? Most believers know at least something about the story of Balaam as found in Numbers 22-24. It ...

Father Michael said Saint Valentine was one, very real person– or at least the man that the church honored with a feast was no legend. He said he did not know of the secret marriage ceremonies, but ...

Every year on March 17, the world turns a little greener—literally! From parades packed with leprechauns to rivers dyed ...

Although the undisputed protagonist of the syrupy day of Valentine's Day is the priest who married Roman soldiers and was beheaded for it - the Church, by the way, erased him from ...