This March 17th, the liturgical calendar commemorates St. Patrick, bishop and missionary, known as the patron saint of Ireland. We're sharing with you the prayer believed to have been written by ...

This prayer of Ireland's patron saint has come down through the centuries and remains popular today and we think you'll agree it's more relevant than ever. St. Patrick's Breastplate is a Christian ...

It was the third year in a row that friends and strangers from all walks of life joined together in prayer to honor St. Patrick’s legacy. At dawn on March 17, 2025, a group of Christians gather ...

Belfast, Northern Ireland, Mar 17, 2025 / 13:40 pm. 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 ...

March 17, 2025 at 3:19pm GMT. Pilgrims gathered at the reported grave of St Patrick in Co Down to begin the day with a prayer for Christian unity.

LOUGH DERG, IRELAND — Every year, more than 10,000 pilgrims make their way to Lough Derg, to take part in an intense three-day pilgrimage, following a 1,000-year-old tradition of strict fasting ...

Irish Catholic bishops have encouraged people to use the feast of St Patrick to unite in prayer for peace. In particular, they highlighted Gaza, Ukraine, Syria and Sudan.

KILDARE, Ireland — St. Patrick has long received the attention and the big parades, but another patron saint of Ireland is making a 21st century comeback. St. Brigid of Kildare, a younger ...

Despite being Ireland’s patron saint, St Patrick was not canonised by the Catholic Church during his lifetime. Such a process did not exist when he died in what is believed to have been 461.

It is still a bank holiday and a big family day in Ireland, even though St. Patrick himself was supposedly born in Britain. St. Patrick's Day 2024: Luck of Irish not needed to save some green on ...