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 ...

Pilgrims gathered at the reported grave of St Patrick in Co Down to begin the day with a prayer for Christian unity. The gathering at the Down Cathedral graveyard in Downpatrick was organised by ...

Over the years, the religious holiday commemorating the death of Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, has ...

Catholics receive ashes on their foreheads during Ash Wednesday services at St. Patrick Cathedral in El Paso, Texas, on March 4, 2025.

St. Patrick’s Day comes once a year and gives us good reason to celebrate. It is not because we need to drink green beer, but because St. Patrick taught the people of Ireland that they don’t ...

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.