The church's owner hopes the papal link can help efforts to save and reuse the parish buildings on the Far South Side.

The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin is a singular ... Therefore the Spirit and the Church pray: "Come, Lord Jesus," since his coming will deliver us from the Evil One. 2177 The Sunday celebration ...

White smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney in Vatican City Thursday as the world gathered to watch a new pope take the helm of the Roman Catholic Church. The man who emerged was a surprise ...

The Catholic Church teaches that when Mary’s earthly life ended, God assumed her, body and soul, into heaven. The dogma of the Assumption of Mary — also called the “Dormition of Mary” in ...

For weeks, the leadership of the Assumption Church in downtown St. Paul has led efforts to block a new affordable housing complex from taking root in Mary Hall, which is owned by Catholic Charities.