1 The IPA is used in some foreign language text books and phrase books to transcribe the sounds of languages which are written with non-latin alphabets. 2  It is also used by non-native speakers of English when learning to speak English.
The Cathedral of St. Patrick (commonly called St. Patrick's Cathedral) is a decorated Neo-Gothic-style Roman Catholic cathedral church in the United States and a prominent landmark of New York City.
Christian leaders in Ireland have expressed concern about the secularisation of St Patrick's Day. In The Word magazine's March 2007 issue, Fr Vincent Twomey wrote, It is time to reclaim St Patrick's Day as a church festival.