The Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is celebrated by Catholics each year on Aug. 15. The day celebrates the assumption of Mary's body and soul into heaven.

CNA Staff, Aug 15, 2024 / 04:00 am. On Aug. 15, Catholics around the world mark the solemnity of the Assumption of Mary, commemorating the end of her earthly life and assumption into heaven.

August 15th is a holy day of obligation celebrating the Assumption of Mary, body and soul into heaven. On November 1, 1950 Pope Pius XII declared in Munificentissimus Deus (“The Most Bountiful ...

Considered a holy day of obligation by Catholics and a public holiday in some countries, the Feast of the Assumption “recalls the spiritual and physical departure of the mother of Jesus Christ ...

to your most holy. and beloved Son, Our Lord and master. Obtain for this Holy Land, for all his children. and for all humanity. the gift of reconciliation and peace.

Many Protestants are unaware of it, but the infallibility of the Pope has never once been officially exercised since the doctrine was defined by the Vatican Council in 1870.* This week, the vast ...

Tuesday is the Feast of the Assumption, a holy day of obligation for Catholics. Orthodox Christians refer to it as the Feast of the Dormition. (Painting by Giovanni Battista Gaulli/Museu da Casa ...

Aug. 15: The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (unless it falls on a Saturday or Monday) Nov. 1: ... I understand that not all feast days can or should be holy days of obligation.

The annual Feast of the Assumption festival is back, with four days of events beginning Friday in the historic neighborhood. The Feast has served as a fundraiser for Holy Rosary Catholic Church ...