dedication and blessing of the elaborate St. Joseph’s Altar on Friday and a communal meal at Saturday in the main church hall. Members of the society prepared for weeks for the multitiered ...

Ever noticed that some St. Joseph's Altars listings include the words "tupa tupa?" Translated, the words mean “knock knock,” and the short ceremony tells the story of the search for food and shelter ...

St. Joseph altars will spring up around New Orleans next week. Heaped with bread, fruit, beans, cookies and other edibles, the lavish altars give thanks to the earthly father of Christ for ending ...