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 ...

“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 ...

Why the color of St. Patrick’s Day changed from blue to green St. Patrick’s Day usually conjures images of partying, Catholicism, Irish nationalism and, perhaps most famously, the color green ...

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 ...

St. Patrick’s Day is filled with rich traditions ... But not every Irish person is Catholic. Some are Protestant and wear orange to honor William of Orange, a Protestant who deposed King ...

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 ...

Kate joined Newsweek in May 2024. She is a graduate of Ithaca College. St. Patrick's Day is one of the world's most widely celebrated cultural holidays— filled with parades, festive gatherings ...