5:17-19) as authoritatively taught by the Matthean Jesus, but with mercy as the preeminent principle of application. An angel tells Joseph in a dream that the pregnancy is through the agency of the ...

“Did Joseph say that?” Howell asks, and Maisley replies, “Yes,” with a giant grin. “Never a dull moment with this child of mine! The birth of Jesus told a little differently,” reads ...

Every February 2nd, the Catholic Church celebrates Candlemas Day, marking the presentation of Baby Jesus in the temple. This biblical event commemorates when Mary and Joseph brought the child to ...

Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit; and her ...

It was Passover and Jesus was 12. As a young man he was destined to change the world for ever and so history began. I, Joseph of Arimathea was a witness to it all.” An appointment had been made ...

The novena was first drafted by Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley of Boston during his term as chair of the USCCB’s Committee on ...

Your father and I have been looking for you with great anxiety” (Lk 2:48). Mary and Joseph felt the pain of parents with a missing child: they both thought that Jesus was in the caravan with their ...

In his catechesis, the Holy Father also reflected on how Jesus’ parents, Mary and Joseph, had to mature in their own ...

In the text of his catechesis for his General Audience, Pope Francis calls on all faithful to seek the Lord, as Mary and ...