Ignatius Press has just published the first comprehensive biography in more than 1,000 years of the beloved fifth- and sixth-century Irish saint Kevin of Glendalough. Saint Kevin of Glendalough: ...

Of the many things associated with the feast day of Ireland’s patron saint, a small number originate with the religious day of observance. There are now two St. Patrick’s Day days worldwide. One is an ...

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 ...

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 ...

In Ireland, Feb. 1 marks the beginning of spring and the celebration of “Lá Fhéile Bríde” — St. Brigid’s Day. For Irish Catholics, the day has always been significant, as St. Brigid is one of ...

Pope Leo XIV will name St. John Henry Newman a patron saint of Catholic education in a document to be published on Oct. 28 for the 60th anniversary of Gravissimum Educationis, the Second Vatican ...