(The Conversation) — The Catholic Church considers St. Joseph a role model of fatherhood and faith. In many countries, Father’s Day is celebrated on his feast day.

Fr. Angelo Carusi, pastor of St. Rocco's Church in Rhode Island, reflects on St. Joseph's Day, and why so many people are devoted to the spouse of the Virgin Mary.

St. Joseph, as an observant Jew, would have been keenly aware of God’s action in his family’s life and thus made himself, like Mary, “the servant of the Lord” (cf. Luke 1:38). The Gospels ...

Worshippers pray during Mass Oct. 17, 2010, inside St. Joseph’s Oratory in Montreal. More than 1,000 Quebecers gathered to pray as their beloved Brother Andre Bessette was declared a saint.

Statues of Mary, Joseph and the baby Jesus are shown in a cage of chain-link fencing on the lawn of Christ Church Cathedral in downtown Indianapolis on July 3.

St. Joseph, the beloved spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary and earthly father of Jesus, is celebrated twice by the Catholic Church every year — March 19 and May 1. Monday, June 30, 2025.

It can be hard to see the dignity of work in our post-industrial stratified world. In this Jubilee year, the church prompts us to turn to St. Joseph, whose work was filled with hope for salvation.

St. Joseph Day altars are ubiquitous in New Orleans. You find them in churches, community centers, bars, hotels -- even grocery stores. For many of us who grew up in ...

St. Joseph officials are early in the insurance process and still assessing the scope of the damage. One thing is for certain: ... A wooden manger for baby Jesus was in the debris pile.

Therefore, Joseph was already Mary’s legal husband at the time Jesus was conceived. ‘The Dream of St. Joseph,’ by the 18th-century Italian painter Stefano Maria Legnani. Some Christians believe that ...