The wearing of the red honors the patron saint of Sicily. But the real celebrating centers around extravagant altars filled with traditional food,... The St. Patrick's parade is over and the Irish ...

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 of ...

For the jubilee year, the relics of St. Joseph’s cloak and Our Lady’s veil were on display inside St. Joseph al Trionfale for public veneration for four days from March 16–19. A St. Joseph’s ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — With March comes the joy of prepping for some serious food holidays — St. Joseph’s Day being one of them. The special date of March 19 fetes St. Joseph himself, plus anyone who’s ...

Like many Italian-Americans, my fondest childhood memories include fragrant foods, loud social gatherings, and the Catholic saints who bring them together. With la Festa di San Giuseppe, the feast of ...

St. Joseph Cathedral, 401 Main St., will celebrate the Feast of St. Joseph on March 19 with a noon Mass, traditional St. Joseph's Altar, and community meal. The altar will be open for prayer and ...

YOUNGSVILLE — The Rev. Michael Russo, pastor of St. Anne Catholic Church in Youngsville, has celebrated his own Italian heritage for 32 years by sharing the tradition of the St. Joseph Altar wherever ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Be you a Beppe, Pepe, Yossi, Vanya, Joanne or Joe, Wednesday, March 19, is dedicated to you. The day comes courtesy of the saint himself, filled with delicacies and lucky ...

Bishop Bambera shares a laugh before Mass with altar server Larry Ofcharsky. Bishop Bambera delivers the homily. Concelebrating clergy and large crowd of the faithful in attendance at the Feast Day ...

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - St. Joseph’s Catholic Church kicked off the Feast of St. Francis with animals receiving blessings Wednesday morning. Fr. Brian Eilers began the ceremony with an opening prayer, ...

Lent is a 40-day period where Catholics abstain from luxuries and refrain from eating any meat, except fish, on Fridays in preparation for Easter. But what happens when religious observances with ...

FREMONT - In the year 1263, a German Catholic priest named Peter of Prague reached an impasse in his faith. Peter was faithful to service but was struggling to believe in the church’s doctrine that ...