Jesus' earthly dad, St. Joseph – often overlooked – is honored by Father's Day in many Catholic nations

'The Holy Family,' by the 17th-century Spanish painter Bartolome Esteban Murillo. The Print Collector/Hulton Fine Images via Getty ImagesThe United States celebrates Father’s Day on the third Sunday of June. Many countries with a Catholic heritage, however, such as Portugal and Spain, have already honored fathers on March 19: the feast of St. Joseph, husband of Mary and patron saint of fathers. Joseph is easy to overlook. None of his words were included in the Christian Bible. In Islam, the Qura

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