In a St. Patrick's Day tribute, Michael Patrick O’Brien tells the story of the Hibernian, the horse and the old Holy Cross Hospital.

The Great Hunger was a modern event, shaped by the belief that the poor are the authors of their own misery and that the ...

A guide to Boston's Irish Heritage Trail and a look at the five new stops being added along the 2.8-mile trail this summer.

The protest took place at the Spire and outside the Pro Cathedral in Dublin at the weekend, with members of Catholic group We Are Church Ireland calling for change in the church’s “patriarchal ...

Ash Wednesday marks the start of 40 days of Lent, but what's this Catholic tradition all about and is it still observed in ...

For Skippack’s Steve Brady, being a member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH) is about more than just celebrating St.

As Archbishop of Armagh, Cardinal Daly, who died in 2009, was the leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland. The Housing Executive has said it did not put the St Kevin’s site up for sale adding ...

St. Patrick’s Day is a Roman Catholic feast day that began in 1631. It celebrates the patron saint of Ireland—even though St. Patrick wasn’t actually Irish. Irish Catholic tradition has ...

“It’s literally written into my contract,” says Coughlan. “People think I’m joking but we grew up Irish Catholic. That’s just not how we vibe.” You can take the girl out of Galway ...

The Basilica of St. Mary Parish celebrated Irish heritage in the school gym and raised $13,000 for diocesan Catholic ...

The Irish Catholic has been running a series written by priests, Relentless Ministry, which chronicles the fatigue and burnout suffered by ageing and overworked priests. The priests also describe ...

Lady Angiolini, who was born in Glasgow's Govan to a family of Irish Catholic descent, served as solicitor general under Jack McConnell between 2001 and 2006. She was later lord advocate from 2007 ...