Reverend Stephen McWhirter of Rossorry Parish Church near Enniskillen is to begin his two week challenge on Sunday 30 March ...

While traditional religious practices may be on the decline, pilgrimages — meditative, multi-day hikes — are experiencing a ...

Closest to the heart of the day were a group of pilgrims marking the dawn with a prayer for Christian unity at the grave of Ireland’s patron saint at Down Cathedral. This year was the third ...

The gathering at the Down Cathedral graveyard in Downpatrick was organised by Siobhan Brennan, who says she was inspired ayfter reading that St Patrick said the ‘Our Father’ up to 100 times ...

The morning prayers were held against the backdrop of Down Cathedral overlooking St. Patrick ... “We have been joined spiritually from other parts of Ireland and Albuquerque in New Mexico ...

It is a national holiday in Ireland, and while the celebration kicks off tourist season now, 40 years ago, the day was marked with religious observations that even closed down bars. American ...

Ireland’s nation saints’ day is set to ... an 82-mile trail beginning at the Navan Centre in Armagh and ending at Down Cathedral, where St Patrick is buried. “St Patrick’s legacy isn ...

Popularly-accepted locations include Down Cathedral in the town of Downpatrick in Northern Ireland, which is also the burial place for Ireland’s other saints, Brigid and Columba, as well as Saul.

“At a time when Ireland was a land of wooden structures ... an 82-mile trail beginning at the Navan Centre in Armagh and ending at Down Cathedral, where St Patrick is buried.

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