St. Patrick's Day, observed on March 17, has transitioned from a feast day in Ireland to a widely celebrated holiday in the ...

then removed from the calendar by Pope Pius V in the mid 16th century. Pope Sixtus V later reestablished the feast in 1585, and it is still celebrated today, commemorating the faith of her parents ...

St. Patrick’s Day is associated ... is included on the list of Saints. The feast day was only officially placed on the Catholic Church’s liturgical calendar in the early 1600s with thanks ...

St. Patrick's Day may commemorate the anniversary of the fifth century death of Ireland's patron saint, but many choose to ...

Lent coincides with St. Joseph's March 19 feast day. In the Catholic Church, the two occasions illustrate different aspects ...