"Valentine's Day is characteristic of the place and time," Lenski ... While Saint Valentine's feast is no longer celebrated on Feb. 14 by the church, the celebration of love in the U.S. has continued.

Pope Gelasius declared Feb. 14 as St. Valentine’s Day in 496 AD, and the rest is this history.

Valentine's Day hasn't always been associated with romance. Here is the fascinating story of the dark history behind what made February 14 the love-fest it is today.

To the secular world, St. Valentine is synonymous with cards, chocolates and lavish gifts of roses to mark this saint’s day. But for the prior of Dublin’s Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel ...

Notorious St. Valentine's Day Massacre in Chicago . In 1929, arguably the most brutal gangster murders of all time took place on Feb. 14 inside a garage in Chicago's Lincoln Park.

Valentine’s Day -- the holiday made for a Hallmark movie. At least that’s what it seems like now. But it wasn’t always so closely associated with roses and teddy bears.

Here, we look at the three previous African popes - and how they got Christians to celebrate Easter Sunday and St Valentine's Day. All three have been recognised in the Church as saints. Victor I ...

A lot about this day is very mysterious. There's a lot historians don't know and where the dots always connect. As culture shifted with time, so did Valentine's Day and gift-giving began in the ...

Each Valentine's Day, millions of Americans gift their partners or loved ones with flowers, cards or candy as a token of their affection on Feb. 14. But while some see it as a commercialized ...