In a letter to his brothers and sisters in Christ, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, appealed for peace in the Holy Land and included a prayer to Our Lady on the feast of ...

Here is further background on the day, including why it is important to the Catholic Church and traditional methods to celebrate the day. What does the Feast of the Assumption celebrate? How and where ...

Today is the feast of the Assumption of Mary, the commemoration of Mary being “taken up body and soul to the glory of heaven” (“Munificentissimus Deus,” No. 40). In the Gospel reading from Luke, we ...

Aug. 17 is the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A, Cycle II). Aug. 15 is the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a holy day of obligation. Pope Benedict XVI will say 8 a.m. Mass ...

On Sept. 21, the International Day of Peace, Our Lady of the Assumption Parish, together with the Parish Youth Group, the Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus, American Legion Post No. 493 Color Guard ...

“The Immaculate Mother of God, the ever Virgin Mary, having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory” (Munificentissimus Deus #44). With these words, ...

Mary is not a "motionless wax statue," but a disciple who wants to share the good news of Jesus with everyone and reaches out to help and comfort them, Pope Francis said. Reciting the Angelus prayer ...