March 17 marks St. Patrick’s Day, but the date holds deeper meaning. The history behind it and how the holiday became a global party is truly fascinating.

Joan Pannuti, a 50-year-old mother who died at a St. Patrick’s Day parade in Kentucky after she fell under a float, was remembered by loved ones as being a 'force for good.'

Montserrat treats the holiday as both a national celebration and a more somber milestone: a commemoration of a failed slave rebellion.

As communities around the world marked St. Patrick’s Day, one of the largest parades honoring the holiday took over Savannah, drawing thousands of people downtown for the city’s 202nd annual celebration.

Shrugging off wind chills that hovered just above zero, St. Paul’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade still marched heartily from Mears Park to Rice Park in downtown St. Paul on Tuesday.

If you're planning to travel to downtown Des Moines on Tuesday beware of these road closures due to St. Patrick's Day parade and other events.

I did not then believe in the living God,’ but he ‘straightened me out,’ the patron saint later wrote in a declaration of faith

Start looking for shamrocks and fire up the Crock Pot for corned beef and cabbage because March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day.