The feast of the Assumption, possibly the oldest celebration of the Virgin Mary, is rooted in the tradition of Christian practice, supported by magisterial teaching and defined as one of four Marian ...

Along with the universal church, Catholics in the diocese should reflect on Mary as the model disciple and queen of heaven ...

EWTN marks 44 years on the Assumption, a solemnity that commemorates the end of the Virgin Mary’s earthly life and the ...

My mother had great devotion to the Blessed Mother. She loved her and turned to her often. As a family, we prayed the rosary ...

On Aug. 15, Catholics around the world mark the Assumption of Mary, commemorating the end of her earthly life and assumption into heaven. But while the feast day, a solemnity, is a relatively new ...

COMMENTARY: With her bodily glorification in heaven, Mary assumes the role of mother not just with regard to Christ, but ...

Approximately 200 people, including Castel Gandolfo Mayor Alberto de Angelis, attended the pope’s solemn Mass held at the ...

The Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is celebrated by Catholics each year on Aug. 15. The day celebrates the assumption of Mary's body and soul into heaven.

Vatican City (AsiaNews) - On the day when the Church celebrates the Assumption of Mary into heaven, Pope Francis pointed out that from heaven, she "is waiting for us, as a mother waits for her ...

Roman Catholics believe the doctrine of the Assumption, which teaches that at the end of her life, Mary, the mother of Christ, was taken body and soul (i.e. both physically and spiritually) into ...

“The Immaculate Mother of God, the ever Virgin Mary, having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory” (Munificentissimus Deus #44). With these ...

Today, we are also reminded about the difference between our Lord's Ascension and His mother, Mama Mary's Assumption. “To ascend is to rise up under one's own power while to be assumed means ...