Church of Ireland Archbishop John McDowell in Washington DC for annual St Patrick’s Day celebrations

Archbishop Eamon Martin’s homily in St Patrick’s Cathedral , New York | Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference

This Mass can be viewed live at 12.30pm Ireland time HERE Saint Patrick was a pilgrim of hope and in this Jubilee year of Hope I’m honoured to be with you In New York as a pilgrim of hope and bring you greetings from Armagh, the home of Saint Patrick.  Thank you, Cardinal Dolan for your kind invitation and warm welcome.  Beannachtaí na Féile Pádraig oraibh go leir. We know from his own writings that Patrick was trafficked into slavery in Ireland…

St. Patrick, slave of pirates, shepherd of sheep, monk and bishop, apostle and patron saint of Ireland, continues to be an ambassador of hope and mercy, said the Primate of Ireland, Archbishop Eamon Martin on the occasion of the liturgical memorial of the saint on 17 March. In a letter to mark the occasion, the Archbishop of Armagh explained that St. Patrick called on people to "energetic peace-making, compassionate care for the sick and lonely,…

Primate of All Ireland preaches at Washington National Cathedral | Anglican Ink © 2025

Archbishop McDowell is visiting Washington DC for a series of engagements which have included a townhall–style event on Capitol Hill with Archbishop Eamon Martin, and a visit to St Patrick’s Episcopal Church and its adjoining school in the city. In the course of his remarks, Archbishop McDowell outlined how Patrick’s own character and discipleship was modelled on early Latin Christianity, a concern to avoid materialism, and a voluntary laying do…

Archbishop John McDowell preaches in Washington National Cathedral

The Church of Ireland’s Primate, Archbishop John McDowell, this morning preached in Washington National Cathedral at the invitation of Dean Randolph Marshall Hollerith. Archbishop McDowell is visiting Washington DC for a series of engagements which have included a townhall-style event on Capitol Hill with Archbishop Eamon Martin, and a visit to St Patrick’s Episcopal Church and its adjoining school in the city. In the course of his remarks, Arch…

Church of Ireland Archbishop John McDowell in Washington DC for annual St Patrick’s Day celebrations

​Archbishop John McDowell, the Church of Ireland’s Primate of All Ireland, has visited Washington DC as part of the annual St Patrick’s Day celebrations.