Of the many things associated with the feast day of Ireland’s patron saint, a small number originate with the religious day of observance. There are now two St. Patrick’s Day days worldwide. One is an ...

This year St. Patrick’s Day falls on a Friday. For those who aren’t Catholic but are keen on observing the feast day with green beer and the traditional corned beef and cabbage, this is something of a ...

NEW ULM — More than 70% of U.S. diocesan bishops are allowing Catholics to eat meat on St. Patrick’s Day this year, even though it’s a Friday during Lent. But New Ulm Catholics are not among those ...

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (WHBF) — Many Catholics worldwide adhere to the obligation to abstain from eating meat on Fridays during Lent, but since today is St. Patrick’s Day, many dioceses are allowing ...

Many Catholics worldwide adhere to the obligation to abstain from eating meat on Fridays during Lent, but since today is St. Patrick’s Day, many dioceses (including those in the Quad Cities) are ...

St. Patrick's Day is associated with a few iconic foods — corned beef, colcannon and soda bread — but if the day falls on a Friday in Lent, can Catholics eat meat? It's complicated and depends on ...