The story behind the feast of St. Joseph the Worker

Here’s why the month of May is dedicated to the Virgin Mary The Catholic Church dedicates the entire month of May to the Blessed Virgin Mary, mother of God and spiritual mother of all. The story behind the feast of St. Joseph the Worker St. Joseph, the beloved spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary and earthly father of Jesus, is celebrated twice by the Catholic Church every year — March 19 and May 1. Vatican revokes multiple parish fund transfers in Buffalo Diocese amid disputed merger plan The Dicastery for the Clergy struck down Buffalo Bishop Michael Fisher’s “assessment allocation decrees” after appeals from the parishes. Lawsuit before Supreme Court seeks to force U.S. bishops to return ‘millions’ of papal donations A Rhode Island man claims he was misled by Church leaders about Peter’s Pence, the ancient offering to the Holy See.

Advanced technology recovers 42 lost pages of ancient New Testament manuscript Among the key findings are ancient lists of chapters considered the oldest known for St. Paul’s epistles, which differ notably from the current division of these texts.