Modern popes have spoken openly about the Church’s need for the patronage of St. Joseph. The following links will bring you to the Vatican website where these statements can be found. Make sure to see a few papal highlights of Joseph’s role in combating Atheistic Communism, the New World Order, and the “Great Reset” on our feature page, Joseph Against the Great Reset.

Pope Leo XIII, Quamquam Pluries, Encyclical on Devotion to St. Joseph, 1889

Pope Benedict XV, Bonum Sane, On the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Proclamation of St. Joseph as Patron of the Universal Church, 1920 (Latin Only)

[English Translation of Bonum Sane: Courtesy of the Fathers of the Fraternity of St. Peter]

Pope Pius XI, Divini Redemptoris, Encyclical on Atheistic Communism, 1937

John Paul II, Apostolic Exhortation, Redemptoris Custos, 1989

Pope Francis, Apostolic Letter, Patris Corde, on the 150th Anniversary of the Proclamation of Saint Joseph as Patron of the Universal Church