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

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

The venerable Earl of Balfour has undertaken a really remarkable mission to Jerusalem.

While the tradition of the St. Paddy’s parade actually began in North America when immigrants gathered to honor their ...

Tens of thousands of tourists flock to Ireland each year for the St. Patrick’s Day Festival. But in the midst of the concerts ...

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

It is coming up on a month since boxing fanatic Scott Henderson swapped the United States for a punching pilgrimage to Ireland, having long followed the fortunes of the country’s fighters from afar.

St. Patrick may be Ireland’s most famous saint, but a new biography for young readers sheds light on another great Irish holy ...

Westport, 30 July 1917 - This year has seen a decline in the number of people who have undertaken the Croagh Patrick pilgrimage in ... is an article from Century Ireland, a fortnightly online ...