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Q&A with Fr Flader: Did Jesus have brothers and sisters?

Summary by The Catholic Weekly
It is clear that James, Joses, Judas and Simon were sons of another Mary, not of Our Lady. Photo: Pexels.com. St Mark relates that when Jesus was teaching in the synagogue of Nazareth, the people said: “Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon, and are not his sisters here with us? (Mk 6:3). So yes, the Bible says Jesus had “brothers” and “sisters.” But they were not other children of Our Lady…
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The Catholic Weekly broke the news in on Thursday, May 29, 2025.
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