On Aug. 15, 1483, Pope Sixtus IV consecrated the Sistine Chapel to Our Lady of the Assumption. Today, as we celebrate the solemnity of the Assumption of Mary, let’s take a closer look at this ...

The reality of Mary’s assumption had been taken for granted by many for quite some time: In the United States, parishes dedicated to Our Lady of the Assumption had been around for at least a ...

How and where is the Feast of the Assumption celebrated? Is the Feast of the Assumption a holy day of obligation? Is the assumption of the Virgin Mary referenced ... as well. "Our back patio ...

(RNS) Security is being beefed up as thousands of pilgrims flock to a Marian shrine in southwest France. Why Lourdes and what is the Assumption? The ’Splainer (as in, “You’ve got some ...

(State your intention) O Brilliant star of purity, Mary Immaculate, Our Lady of Lourdes, glorious in your assumption, triumphant in your coronation, show unto us the mercy of the Mother of God ...

The Doylestown, Bucks County parish invites everyone to the nine-day devotion beginning July 8. Its hymns, scripture readings ...

Know to few as Church of Mary of the Assumption or Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption, the church at 1111 Gough has been rechristened by San Franciscans as Our Lady of Maytag. (It also goes ...

The bodily glorification of the Blessed Virgin Mary in her Assumption is an anticipation of our bodily glorification: The resurrection of the body. Dear world, believe it or not, our mortal body ...

The Cathedral of Mary of the Assumption, 615 Hoyt in Saginaw ... crucifix from the Philadelphia archdiocese and a mosaic of Our Lady of Guadalupe from Italy. The sanctuary's new marble altar ...