As Snopes notes, no one knows exactly when the custom of using a St. Joseph statue to help sell a home became popular, but he seems to have reached widespread use in the U.S. around 1990, “with ...

The custom of burying St. Joseph has become so widespread that some retailers even offer a Home Sale Kit, which includes a plastic statue, a prayer card, and an introduction to the St. Joseph home ...

After a mixup — a statue of St. Christopher briefly called the couple’s lawn home — St. Joseph’s plastic likeness was put in the ground and the house sold in a week.

ST. JOSEPH, Minn.—Some Christmas figurines have been returned to a central Minnesota church as mysteriously as they disappeared from its nativity display.

FlickrSt. Joseph figurine sales skyrocketed between 2009 and 2010. By Emily Heffter The Internet is full of tips on how to sell your home, but when the market is down, sellers start reaching ...

A road construction project starting in St. Joseph on Tuesday will force through traffic to detour around the work zone.

Fr. Angelo Carusi, pastor of St. Rocco's Church in Rhode Island, reflects on St. Joseph's Day, and why so many people are devoted to the spouse of the Virgin Mary.

In today’s housing market it may seem more a job for St. Jude – patron saint of lost causes – but many home sellers are turning to another sacred figure for divine help. “Oh, they’re ...

Lifelike statues of Saint Clara (for Santa Clara) and Joseph (for Saint Joseph) are perched in the walls.

The present St. Joseph’s, dedicated in February 1974, is located at 435 Monterey Ave. Four stained glass windows, a statue of Our Lady of Carmel, and the church bell were transferred from the ...

St. Joseph: Patron saint of home selling?Cates was turned onto the statue belief when friends were selling their Concord home. The house was on the market with no offers for nearly a year until ...