This image of the Holy Family, created by artist David Hayward, emphasizes the fact that Mary, Joseph and Jesus were refugees, a frightful circumstance, as contributor Cathleen Falsani points out.

Mary and Joseph are the parents of Jesus; well, at least on Earth. Still, they are iconic religious figures that many of us don't really know much about. Sure, Mary was a virgin when she became ...

Whether you're religious or not, you know what a basic Nativity scene looks like -- Joseph and Mary kneeling by the manger of the baby Jesus, surrounded by shepherds, kings, and farm animals.

For the initial part, called the erusin, Joseph would give a mohar, a dowry, to Mary’s family. At that point, he and Mary were legally wed. Yet by tradition, while they were married, the wife ...

Joseph is immediately supportive of Mary and will protect Mary at all costs,” she says. The Bible, however, says that Joseph wanted to divorce Mary.

Joseph and Mary make their way from Nazareth to Bethlehem as the empire and its economy demand. They find long-lost family members awaiting them, and they squeeze in where they can. Neighborhoods ...

The story of the Virgin Mary and her husband Joseph is one told every year at Christmas, but a new movie is charting their relationship in a fresh light.. Starring Antonio Banderas as the ...

For Father Joseph Mary Wolfe of the Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word, taking part in the May 23-27 leg of the Drexel Route of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage (NEP) in the ...