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

For the Nick Lowe song covered by Elvis Costello and the Attractions, see (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding.

What's So Funny About Peace, Love, and Understanding is a twelve-panel mural created by Adam Cvijanovic (b. 1960) in the narthex of St. Patrick's Cathedral on Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It is the first major addition to the cathedral in 75 years and a celebration of immigrants.[1] The title of the work is borrowed from the Nick Lowe song famously covered by Elvis Costello of almost the same name, (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding.[2] The Archbishop of New York, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, unveiled the mural in the cathedral on September 17, 2025.[3][4]

The mural is 25 feet (7.6 m) high and stretches across 1,920 square feet (178 m2).[5] The visual passage at the nexus of the work is centered around the Apparition at Knock in Knock, Ireland in 1879, which is commemorated today by the Knock Shrine.[6]

Among the notable immigrants to the United States depicted in the mural are the Haitian born hairdresser and Catholic philanthropist Pierre Toussaint, the Irish born Archbishop of New York and founder of what would go on to become Fordham University John Hughes,[7] and Mother Frances Cabrini, the patron saint of immigrants.[8][9] Also depicted is Dorothy Day, co-founder of the Catholic Worker periodical, and Saint Kateri Tekakwitha (aka Lily of the Mohawks), the first Native American Saint.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ Farfan, Isa (September 18, 2025). "Sprawling Mural in Support of Immigrants Unveiled in St. Patrick's Cathedral". Hyperallergic. Retrieved December 25, 2025.
  2. ^ Ratliff, Laura (August 18, 2025). "St. Patrick's Cathedral unveils its largest mural in 150 years, dedicated to NYC's immigrant communities". Time Out New York. Retrieved December 25, 2025.
  3. ^ Cassady, Daniel (September 22, 2025). "St. Patrick's Cathedral, America's Parish Church, Unveils 1,920-Square-Foot Mural by Adam Cvijanovic". ARTnews.com. Retrieved December 25, 2025.
  4. ^ Schwankert, Steven (September 22, 2025). "New mural in St. Patrick's Cathedral celebrates New York's immigrant history". America Magazine. Retrieved December 25, 2025.
  5. ^ "St. Patrick's Cathedral mural honors immigrants, first responders, N.Y. saints". Detroit Catholic. September 23, 2025. Retrieved December 25, 2025.
  6. ^ "Irish immigrants, Apparition of Knock celebrated in new St. Patrick's Cathedral mural". IrishCentral.com. September 22, 2025. Retrieved December 25, 2025.
  7. ^ Ahern, Kevin (September 23, 2025). "New Mural in NYC's St. Patrick's Cathedral Features Dorothy Day and the Stories of Immigrants – Catholic Worker Movement". Catholic Worker Movement – A revolution of the heart. Retrieved December 25, 2025.
  8. ^ "New mural unveiled inside NYC's St. Patrick's Cathedral". CBS New York. September 18, 2025. Retrieved December 25, 2025.
  9. ^ The Haitian Times (September 22, 2025). "Haitian-born Pierre Toussaint, whose remains rest under St. Patrick's Cathedral, honored in immigrant mural". The Haitian Times. Retrieved December 25, 2025.
  10. ^ Murphy, Fiona (September 24, 2025). "Mural unveiled at St. Patrick's Cathedral sends message on immigration". The Christian Century. Retrieved December 25, 2025.
  11. ^ "Local girl resembling saint, in more than appearance, depicted in mural at St. Patrick's Cathedral". The Catholic Free Press, Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester. Retrieved December 25, 2025.
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