When we first meet Joseph in the Gospel of St. Matthew, he is only Joseph of Nazareth, a carpenter. Though he is son of Jacob, of the line of David, little remains of the Davidic line’s glorious, ...

I don’t often discover a new angle on a biblical text from a Bible movie, but Joseph of Nazareth: The Man Closest to Christ (available on DVD from Ignatius Press) suggests an attractive approach I had ...

PIAA Class 6A first-round game between District 11 champion Nazareth and District 12 champion St. Joseph’s Prep. Nazareth's Frankie Mroz catches a pass during a PIAA 6A quarterfinal football game ...

Pope Francis has written a letter urging a congregation of priests to follow St. Joseph’s example by living out the high calling of spiritual fatherhood. On the feast of St. Joseph, the Vatican ...

The following is the full text of the Angelus address given by Pope Leo XIV Dec. 21, 2025, at St. Peter’s Square. Dear ...

St. Joseph's Prep’s Khyan Billups is tackled by Nazareth’s team during a PIAA 6A quarterfinal football game Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, at Northeast Super Site in Philadelphia. (David Garrett/Special to ...

A Twitter user in Germany recently began to tweet as Joseph of Nazareth, the Biblical husband of the Virgin Mary and earthly father of Jesus Christ. No one is quite sure who’s behind it, but the ...

There is a Christmas symbol that is on display year-round at Alton’s St. Anthony’s Hospital. You probably would never recognize it as such, however. A statue of St. Joseph is displayed at the rear of ...

The 50-foot wall between Lehigh Valley schools and the PIAA 6A semifinals – the one named St. Joseph’s Prep – proved insurmountable again on Saturday. Nazareth, the District 11 Class 6A champion, fell ...

NAZARETH — Sister Jane Maison, 87, of the Congregation of St. Joseph, who ministered to many patients as a nurse and supervisor of nurses, died Sunday in Grosse Pointe. A vigil service will take place ...

The cradles just kept coming for the Nazareth wrestling team in its PIAA Class 3A preliminary round match against District 12 runner-up Saint Joseph’s Prep. It took the Blue Eagles (15-2) less than an ...

Pope Francis blesses a woman during his weekly general audience in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Nov. 17, 2021. (CNS photo/Remo Casilli, Reuters) Below is the text of Pope Francis’ weekly Wednesday ...