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.

The doctrine of the Assumption teaches that at the end of her life, Mary, the mother of Christ, was taken body and soul into heaven.

August 15th is a holy day of obligation celebrating the Assumption of Mary, body and soul into heaven. On November 1, 1950 Pope Pius XII declared in Munificentissimus Deus (“The Most Bountiful ...

The dogma of the Assumption of Mary — also called the “Dormition of Mary” in the Eastern Churches — has its roots in the early centuries of the Church.

The church is located at 13764 South Leyden Avenue, Dolton, Illinois. Pope Leo XIV has been deeply rooted in St. Mary of the Assumption Church on East 137th Street in Chicago's Far South Side.

BINGHAMTON (WBNG) -- Saint Mary of the Assumption Church will hold its 2024 annual bazaar on Aug. 9 and 10.

While the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of Mary’s assumption, body and soul, into heaven, the day’s Gospel reading focused the Visitation, Mary’s decision to rush to visit her cousin ...

With the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary approaching, we explore the Dormition of the Theotokos, a related feast day in Orthodox traditions.

Can Pope Leo XIV's boyhood church — St. Mary of the Assumption — be saved ? The church’s owner hopes the papal link can help efforts to save and reuse the parish buildings on the Far South Side.