Francesco di Pietro di Bernardone was born in 1181 ca in a small town called Assisi, situated in the Umbria region (central Italy). Born to a rich cloth merchant, as...

The transition from paganism to Christianity happened mainly through assimilation of ancient pagan rituals by the new monotheistic belief. An example of this pattern is the All Saints’ Day, that...

Every year, the Vatican receives two incredible gifts coming from abroad for Christmas. European dioceses, consortia, and other organizations take turns to pay tribute to the Holy See gigantic fir...

A Christmas Carol is a novella written by Charles Dickens in 1843 that tells about the fall and the rise of a miserable man, Ebenezer Scrooge, as he is visited by the...

There is a deep connection between St Nicholas of Myra and Santa Claus, the red-suited long-bearded old good man that every child waits on Christmas Eve. Here is the true story of...

All we need to know about Christmastide, the twelve days of holy celebrations starting on Christmas Eve and ending on January 6th. For most people, December 26th means the end...

Some honor this festivity as a perfect opportunity to genuinely show off all the love they’ve been hiding all year long. Others think for whatever reason that this celebration is...

Expressing one’s love might be quite a feat, but fear not! We collected some of the best ideas for romantic notes, said or put on paper by church people, saints,...

Candlemas is a Christian holy day commemorating the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple. It falls on 2 February, and it is the very last day of Christmastide (Christmas and Epiphany Season). Although...

Born into a Catholic feudal family, in Aquino (the modern-day Italian region of Lazio), a very young Thomas joined the ranks of the Monte Cassino abbey in 1230. After nine...

Saint Peregrine was born in 1260 in Forlì, one of the Papal States at the time, and was openly anticlerical as a youth. The Pope sent the Servite Philip Benizi...

The tradition of bidding farewell to a light-hearted pre-Lent period with a spectacular as much as hedonic celebration stretches back to the Middle Ages. By allowing licentious partying, the medieval...