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, in the heart of what Latin-speakers called the "feriae Augusti", the August holidays, from which the Italian term "ferragosto" derives - the Church celebrates the Assumption into Heaven of the ...

The Catechism of the Catholic Church tells us that the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin celebrates the belief that at the end of her earthly life, Mary was "taken up body and soul into ...

Sunday, Aug. 15, is the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Mass Readings for Mass during the day: Revelation 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab; Psalm 45:10, 11, 12, 16; 1 Corinthians 15:20-27 ...

When most Catholics think of the Assumption, they typically focus on one part of it: that Mary was taken, body and soul, to heaven. That’s both true and important, not only because it tells us about ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CLEVELAND (WJW) — Little Italy’s Feast of ...

Explore Buffalo’s Sacred Spaces tour series began in January of 2020. Supported by the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Legacy Fund at the Community Foundation of Greater Buffalo, these tours offered an in depth ...

What the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary means to Christians who’ve lived through a brutal war, and to those who could only watch from afar In 2009, I visited my relatives in Syria ...

On the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Pope Francis said that Mary's assumption into Heaven was an infinitely greater achievement than man's first steps on the moon. "When man ...

Readings (Mass during the Day): 1 Chronicles 15:3-4, 15-16; 16:1-2 1 Corinthians 15: 54b-57 Luke 11:27-28 Readings (Vigil): Revelation 11:19a; 12: 1-6a, 10ab 1 Corinthians 15:20-27 Lk 1:39-56 The ...

I am standing with my mother and her friend Stella on the beach in Atlantic City. I am 12 years old. Our toes sink into the wet sand, and we wiggle them free as the waves retreat. Stella searches the ...