On the calm waters of Lough Derg in Ireland, the small Station Island is home to one of the toughest pilgrimages in the world ...

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

St Patrick’s Purgoatory was named alongside Knock Shrine and Croagh Patrick as the national pilgrimage site for the jubilee ...

3. St Patrick’s Way, County Armagh and County Down Remarkably, a pilgrimage celebrating Ireland’s patron saint only launched in 2015. It was the brainchild of an Irishman — artist and ...

Over the years, the religious holiday commemorating the death of Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, has ...

In the old Irish calendar the day after St Patrick’s Day is Sheelah’s Day, in commemoration of the woman who many believe to ...

Trump told Martin that he didn’t want to hurt Ireland; he loves the place. The Irish leader departed for a series of ...

Marking Saint Patrick’s Day the bishops of Ireland encouraged the faithful to pray for peace in the world, especially in Gaza ...

Louth is known as a land of legends, the most famous, of course, being the Tain Bo Cuailnge or the Cattle Raid of Cooley.

In his writing, Patrick recounts how he was captured by raiders and sold into slavery in Ireland. Six years later, he ...