Sinéad Strong is founder of Catholic Mothers Ireland, an organization that has drawn upon the life and example of St. Brigid ...

St. Brigid has given Ireland one of its most iconic religious and cultural images — the cross that carries her name.

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From mummies to werewolves to ghosts, ‘The Catholic Handbook’ offers a collection of spiritual and paranormal oddities.

While it still hasn’t been confirmed if Shane Gillis will square off against Nick Saban again in the pregame show for Monday’s national championship game against Ohio State, he is appealing to a ...

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GANG boss Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch is back in Lanzarote ... the ­Spanish judiciary that he is unlikely to face trial, The Irish Sun on Sunday understands. The 61-year-old Dubliner was ...

A notorious loyalist gang believed to have been responsible for around 120 murders failed in a bid to kill campaigning Catholic priest ... with the British and Irish governments.