Before her were tooth and finger bone relics believed to belong to Shakyamuni Buddha, the founder of Buddhism who is said to ...
A statue of St. Charbel overlooks a pond and surrounding lush scenery.(Photo: Courtesy photo) That same spirit lives today in religious women like Sister Lea Lahoud, whose vocation reflects the ...
St. Patrick is credited with bringing Christianity to Ireland after being taken there by Irish pirates at the age of 16 - a miracle in its own right, depending on your point of view. But Patrick is ...
It doesn't take the luck o' the Irish to figure out which nickname is right—just ask this linguist Every March, shamrocks start popping up, leprechauns seem to be hiding around every corner and ...
Beer, clothes, monuments, and even rivers will turn green to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, but did you know that green wasn’t always a color associated with Ireland's patron saint? Patrick was first ...
March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day, the traditional celebration of Irish culture in America (though St. Patrick himself was actually a Roman Briton who was brought to the land by pirates). It is said that ...