St Joseph
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Articles
Why is St. Joseph depicted as an old man in christian art?
The main sources of our familiar artistic depictions of St. Joseph are, interestingly, not canonical. The Patron of the Universal Church, Saint Joseph, is rarely…
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News
'There is corruption in the Vatican' – Pope Francis shares his interesting method to handle the stress of leadership
Pope Francis spoke before an audience of religious superiors to share the Vatican contains much corruption – but he remains at peace with help from…
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Exhortations
In times of stress I write notes to St Joseph, says Pope Francis
The Pope told religious superiors that prayer, not tranquillisers, helped give him a sense of peace In order to deal with stress, Pope Francis writes…
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Europe
Bishop Egan urges “Christian Dads” to emulate St. Joseph as model of fatherhood and faithfulness
In a pastoral letter Bishop Philip Egan issued to “Christian Dads” to be read in all churches and chapels of the Diocese of Portsmouth, he…
