4) The Assumption This marian dogma was proclaimed by Pope Pius XII on November 1, 1950 on his Encyclical Munificentissimus Deus. A distinction needs to be made between Ascension and Assumption.

It was in Rome, towards the end of the eighteenth century, one fine evening in May. A child of the poor gathered his companions around him and led them to a statue of Mary, before which a lamp was ...

Throughout the document reference is made to devotions pertaining to Mary such as liturgies, processions, hymns, the Marian months, plus many other elements, aspects, and suggestions. Rosarium ...

Armed men brutally murdered two catechists in Burkina Faso while they were travelling home last month. The attack by unidentified gunmen took place near the commune of Bondokuy in the Diocese of ...