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 ...

In his reflection before leading the Marian prayer, Pope Francis drew on the day’s Gospel reading — St. Luke’s account of Mary’s visitation. Pope Francis speaks to the crowd assembled in St. Peter's ...

Every year in mid-August, I find myself praying with the image of the Assumption. I imagine what it was like as the Blessed Mother was assumed body and soul into heaven and encountered her resurrected ...

On August 15, Catholics around the world mark the Assumption of Mary, commemorating the end of her earthly life and assumption into heaven. It’s a major Christian holiday celebrating the assumption of ...

Today, Aug. 15, is the feast of the Assumption, a solemnity commemorating the end of the Virgin Mary’s earthly life and the assumption of her body and soul into heaven. The day also marks the ...

Pope Francis on Tuesday urged the faithful to adopt a “spirit of service,” pointing to the example of the Blessed Mother who went in haste to help her expectant cousin Elizabeth. The pope spoke to a ...