The headline parade will take place in Dublin where the theme for this year’s event is adventures or “eachtraí” in Irish. The parade will feature seven large-scale pageants, six showpieces and 12 ...
The soldiers of Saint Patrick’s Battalion are regarded as national heroes in Mexico and Ireland. M arch 17 is, of course, St.
A wolfhound from the 69th Infantry Regiment looks on before the ... The parades are meant to commemorate Ireland’s patron saint but have become a celebration of Irish heritage globally since ...
Only eight years earlier, Henry IV had deposed his cousin Richard II, who died in custody soon afterwards. Richard’s rule was ...
There, he had been contracted by the Jesuits and worked in the Church of the Gesù on the image of Saint Ignacio de Loyola and other ... a position which was accompanied by the pay and rank of infantry ...
On St. Patrick’s Day, Mexicans celebrate in honor of the Irish battalion that defended their country against the invading ...
Alongside her razor-sharp critiques on men and intellectual bravado, Sor Juana penned intimate love letters that read like ...
NEW YORK -- If it's March, and it's green, it must be St. Patrick's Day. The day honoring the patron saint of Ireland is a global celebration of Irish heritage. And nowhere is that more so than in ...
Cardinal Marcello Semeraro outlines the journey to canonization. Even from his hospital bed, Pope Francis wanted to make sure ...
As the patron saint of fathers, Joseph’s example heralds the ideal of fatherhood: faithful, firm, fair – and fun. As the patron saint of workers, Joseph understood what it was to work hard at ...