On Oct. 28, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of St. Jude, also known as Thaddeus, one of the 12 apostles of Jesus. Thursday, July 03, 2025. A service of EWTN News.

Prayer to St. Jude Thaddeus for the Most Difficult Causes. Glorious Apostle St. Jude Thaddeus, faithful servant and friend of Jesus, you are the blessed patron of difficult and desperate cases.

The Rev. Carlos Martins, director of treasures of the church, stands next to the relic of St. Jude Thaddeus Nov. 13 at St. Jude Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Hope is coming to the area this week in the form of a relic of St. Jude Thaddeus that has been touring the country for the last 15 months, touching the lives of almost 2 million people in that time.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Catholics celebrated the Feast day of Saint Simon and St. Jude. Saint Jude Thaddeus was one of the twelve Apostles and the inspiration for St. Jude Children’s Research ...

A relic of St. Jude Thaddeus is transported in a glass urn on a trajinera through the canals of Xochimilco, Mexico City, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme) ...

Residents of the St. Louis area have their annual chance to support the work of St. Jude beginning on June 5, 2025, with tickets going on sale for the St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway.

St. Jude the Apostle. St. Jude Thaddeus was a first cousin of Jesus Christ — the son of Mary of Clopas, a relation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, according to the Catholic Review.

“Our faith for St. Jude Thaddeus is a family tradition,” Iris Guadalupe Hernández, 36, said while waiting in line to board one of the trajineras escorting the relic early Sunday.

CNA Staff, Oct 28, 2024 / 04:00 am. On Oct. 28, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of St. Jude, also known as Thaddeus, one of Jesus’ 12 apostles.

A relic of St. Jude Thaddeus is transported in a glass urn on a trajinera through the canals of Xochimilco, Mexico City, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme) ...