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What’s So Funny About
Peace, Love, and Understanding

By Turlough McConnell
IA Newsletter, October 4, 2025

October 3, 2025 by Leave a Comment

A new mural painted by artist Adam Cvijanovic, the north and west panels seen here, was unveiled at St. Patrick's Cathedral on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, in New York. The mural, which is the largest permanent artwork commissioned for the cathedral in its 146-year history, celebrates the 1879 Apparition at Knock, Ireland, the faith of generations of immigrants to New York, and the service of New York City's first responders. (Diane Bondareff/AP Content Services for the Archdiocese of New York)

Saint Patrick's Cathedral Honors NYC's Immigrants with Historic 25-Foot Mural The Cathedral's Largest Commissioned Artwork in 146 Years Brooklyn-based artist Adam Cvijanovic (pronounced TSVEE-ya-no-vich) was working in his studio at the Brooklyn Navy Yard when a song from the radio stopped him in his tracks. Elvis Costello's cover of Nick Lowe's "What's So Funny About … [Read more...] about What’s So Funny About
Peace, Love, and Understanding

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