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 ...

Pope Francis has named St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church in Lancaster the Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus' first minor basilica. The designation is given to churches outside of Rome by the ...

It’s a mouthful of a name, isn’t it? Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church. For the faithful ’round these parts, the Pasadena church is simply “Assumption” or “ABVM.” It marked its ...