Meat on St. Patrick’s Day, even though it’s a Friday during Lent? As of Thursday, March 16, 72.6 % of the dioceses – 127 – were offering some relief from the no-meat-on-Fridays-during-Lent rule for St ...

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 ...

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 ...

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! A greeting heard throughout Butte this weekend (even if you are not Irish) and in many places around the world. Tradition holds that March 17 is the day St. Patrick died ...

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Many Catholics worldwide adhere to the ...

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 ...

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 ...