St. Patrick, the primary patron saint of Ireland, is synonymous with the Emerald Isle, having converted the largely pagan society to Christianity in the fifth century. In the centuries that have ...

We don't know how tall St. Patrick was, but we do know the statue of Ireland's national saint at Slieve Patrick is the world's tallest of its kind. Verena Wolff/dpa Visits to Armagh often start out ...

Each year, Ireland welcomes millions of travelers from all over the world to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. From Belfast to Cork, the whole island comes alive with parades, concerts, and an upbeat ...

Inspired by St. Patrick’s “Confessions,” in which the patron of Ireland states “I arose as many as 100 times at night to pray,” a group of Christians gathered at dawn on March 17 around St. Patrick’s ...

In a few short days, there will be a sea of green popping up where you least expect it...and we aren't talking about spring plants. St. Patrick's Day is almost here and with it a tide of all things ...

Growing up as an Irish woman, I often wondered why a Romano-British man became Ireland’s enduring global icon, eclipsing nearly every Irish woman in history. Yet every March, millions worldwide ...

NEW YORK -- If it's March, and it's green, it must be St. Patrick's Day. The day honoring the patron saint of Ireland is a global celebration of Irish heritage. And nowhere is that more so than in the ...

“Freedom of worship is severely curtailed, with police threatening priests who would be prepared to distribute Holy Communion. Throughout the pandemic, the Church leadership felt that it had no option ...

President Joe Biden hosted Taoiseach Micheál Martin of Ireland for a virtual bilateral meeting on Wednesday to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and spoke about his own family’s Irish roots. “Everything ...