The remaining St. Francis in Division I is based in Loretto, Pennsylvania. That's a town of fewer than 1,200 people -- the ...

A statue of St.Patrick at the site of St Patrick's Chapel in County Mayo, Ireland. (Photo: Getty/iStock) The 17 of March is St Patrick’s Day. Who was St Patrick and why is he the patron saint of ...

As the patron saint of fathers, Joseph’s example heralds the ideal of fatherhood: faithful, firm, fair – and fun. As the patron saint of workers, Joseph understood what it was to work hard at ...

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 ...

Santa Francesca Romana monastery opens once a year. The feast day of the patron saint of motorists, Santa Francesca Romana (1384-1444), is marked in Rome each year on 9 March. The Roman saint, who is ...

Ireland is not the only country where St Patrick is a patron saint. In 1961, the same year Ireland opened an embassy in Lagos, Irish bishops named St Patrick the patron saint of Nigeria.

The charitable Saint Brigid is who we are talking about. She is the only female among the three patron saints in Ireland and she’s a figure associated with creativity and womanhood. Saint Brigid is ...

It's St. Patrick's Day today, with roughly 61% of Americans celebrating regardless of their heritage. How many Irish Americans live in Florida?

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 ...