From its prominent location in downtown St. Paul, the Church of the Assumption’s Romanesque columns ... The charity hopes to sell its Mary Hall building, vacant for several years, to the ...

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.

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 ...