The 88-year-old pope gave a thumbs up and acknowledged the crowd after he was wheeled out onto the balcony overlooking the ...

The Vatican has released the first photograph of the pope in more than a month, showing Pope Francis wearing a purple Lenten ...

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Saint Valentine officially became the patron saint of lovers in 1496, under the initiative of Pope Alexander VI. The first Valentine’s Day cards appeared in commercial trade in Europe in the ...

Dating to the year 700 CE, the Afghan Liturgical Quire is on view at the Jewish Theological Seminary Library's exhibit, "Sacred Words: Revealing the Earliest Hebrew Book." In honor of the YIVO ...