God chose Joseph to be the husband of the Virgin Mary and the foster father of Jesus; he is considered the second greatest saint ... IX named him Patron of the Universal Church, and pope John ...

Pope Sixtus IV (1479) added his feast to the Roman calendar, and in 1870, Pope Pius IX declared St. Joseph the Patron of the ...

St. Joseph Cathedral will hold a special 7 p.m. mass honoring Pope Francis, who died the morning of April 21 at age 88. St. Joseph Cathedral typically doesn't hold regular mass the Monday after ...