Newark Advocate faith columnist Mark Katrick discusses the symbolism, importance and prevalence of the cross during the ...

Even up until the middle of the last century, it was something many Irish Catholic parents did all over Renfrew County, ...

The parade-day mass each year is an hour of prayer, silence and reflection on the faith that grounds these celebrations.

These phrases are known far and wide in Ireland. Find out what they really mean in time for St. Patrick's Day.

The 17 of March is St Patrick’s Day. Who was St Patrick and why is he the patron saint of Ireland? This is the story ...

In 1997, my students and I traveled to Croagh Patrick, a mountain in County Mayo, as part of a study abroad program course on ...

It’s time for a St. Patrick’s Day trivia night. Ranging from the oft-forgotten history of the religious holiday (turned ...

The event is taking place Thursday at the Pin Point Heritage Museum and benefits the Coastal Heritage Society, which operates the museum. Visit http://bit.ly ...

"We found out that children of your school had gone around carrying a cross, behaving in a manner which was an insult to the object. The entire Catholic Bishop's Conference in Sri Lanka ...

The Roman Empire gave its place to the Roman Catholic Church. Photo of the facade of the Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome, Italy. Credit: Alvesgaspar Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0 When the Roman Empire ...