St. Patrick helped convert the Irish to Christianity ... as the immigrants who brought the holiday to the U.S. were mostly ...

In the old Irish calendar the day after St Patrick’s Day is Sheelah’s Day, in commemoration of the woman who many believe to have been Patrick’s wife. According to Shane Lehane, a folklorist at ...

Authorities are investigating a possible hate crime after a Catholic Church named after St. Patrick was discovered with ...

Supporters of the Most Illustrious Order of St. Patrick in the streets of the Coyoacan ... back home to defend Catholic Ireland against the Protestant British. Like the Irish, the Mexicans were ...

“St. Patrick, in his own writings ... “all church buildings and ecclesiastical properties were confiscated by the Protestant church,” Father Flynn continued. “But the vast majority ...

The morning prayers were held against the backdrop of the Protestant Down Cathedral overlooking St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church. The organizers said they hope other groups from across the ...

The Protestant fraternal organisation has sent St Patrick’s Day wishes to Irish embassies and consulates around the world, in a move that could be seen as surprising by some of its own members, ...

While St. Patrick's Day is not recognized as a federal holiday in the U.S., it gives both Irish and non-Irish Americans a themed reason to celebrate. It is a national holiday in Ireland ...

Armagh addresses this by having two cathedrals: one Protestant and one Catholic, both named St Patrick’s Cathedral. Conveniently, they’re about a 10-minute walk from each other, so if you take ...

While St. Patrick's Day celebrations often produce images of T-shirts donning "Kiss me, I'm Irish," leprechaun hats and pubs full of people, the holiday holds a deeper meaning. Here's a look at ...