A longtime Catholic school in San Francisco’s Pacific Heights is permanently closing. Saint Brigid Academy is shuttering ...

A 138-year-old Catholic school in California has suddenly shut down after running out of money — just days after the ...

Through narrow, winding roads with overflowing hedgerows, Faughart appears virtually untouched through the centuries. I came to this ancient village a few months ago to visit St. Brigid’s Shrine.

St. Brigid Academy will close before fall; families say they’re scrambling. Deposits will be refunded, officials say.

Devotees of St. Brigid are commemorating the 1,500th anniversary of her death on Thursday, the feast day of the so-called matron saint of Ireland, who’s been gaining a modern following. Many of the ...

St Brigid was the feminist, peacemaker and environmentalist who went on to become the matron saint of Ireland. St Brigid's Day, on February 1, marks the start of spring and became a bank holiday in ...

Entering its second year of celebrations, the St. Brigid’s Day/Imbolc bank holiday aims to acknowledge and honour St. Brigid herself, and the central and unique role of women in today’s society, as ...

Devotees of St. Brigid plan to celebrate her Sunday with the scheduled return of a relic associated with the so-called matron saint of Ireland. The festivities come about a millennium after her ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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. Devotees of St. Brigid are commemorating the ...