This year’s South Boston St. Patrick’s Day parade started earlier to curb last year’s public drinking and violence, which led to 11 arrests.

What time does Boston's St. Patrick's Day Parade start? The parade kicks off at 11:30 a.m. The time was moved up from the usual start time of 1 p.m. in an attempt to cut down on t

Archbishop Richard G. Henning to celebrate his first St. Patrick’s Day as leader of the Roman Catholic church in Greater Boston with a noontime Mass on Monday at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross.