Certainly the doctrine is understood to be part of Pope Pius IX’s plan in 1854, when he proclaimed the dogma of the Immaculate Conception (i.e., that the Virgin Mary, as well as Jesus, was not ...

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.

This year is the 170th anniversary of the promulgation of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception by Pope Pius IX in his encyclical Ineffabilis Deus (1854), which declared that the Virgin Mary ...

There are four dogmas stating Mary's personal relationship with God and her role in human salvation . 1) Divine Motherhood. Mary's divine motherhood was proclaimed at the Council of Ephesus in 431.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, is a liturgical celebration that commemorates the dogma of Mary's divine motherhood over Jesus. On this day, take a few minutes to say this prayer.

In 1950, Pope Pius XII, when he first proclaimed the infallible dogma of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary into heaven, made a major mistake in announcing it. More than seventy years later, the ...

Virgin Mary at center of Catholic, Orthodox Christian celebrations on Tuesday Tuesday’s Feast of the Assumption, which honors Mary, became dogma in 1950 August 12, 2023 at 2:47 a.m.

St. Anthony of Padua (1195-1231) was strongly tempted one night to stay away from divine office in chapel the next morning. He knew that the day would be Aug. 14, the vigil of the Feast of the ...

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.