March 19 is the Feast of St. Joseph — also known as St. Joseph's Day. The day celebrates the life of St. Joseph, "the spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, foster father of Jesus Christ, and patron ...

Jesus' earthly dad, St. Joseph – often overlooked – is honored by Father's Day in many Catholic nations Gloria Falcão Dodd, Research Professor, University of Dayton Sat, June 17, 2023 at 12: ...

All this points to the fact that Joseph’s role in Jesus’ life was not trivial or ceremonial. He was indeed Jesus’ “real dad.” Like Joseph, I had no part in the conception of my children.

CNA Staff, May 1, 2025 / 15:30 pm. Pope Francis, who died last month, was well known for his devotion to St. Joseph, the foster father of Jesus.

After all, Joseph raised Jesus to be a carpenter like he was, all the while not just being a symbolic father figure for Jesus; he was a very real, physical model of fatherhood as well.

The Gospels suggest that Jesus’ lineage extended all the way back to King David himself. Getty Images “It’s more the sense that already his father Joseph has likely planted some kind of seed ...