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.

The feast day will fall on May 21 this year. "Mary is at once Mother of Christ, the Son of God, and mother of the members of his Mystical Body, which is the Church," the decree said.

Jan. 1 marks more than the start of a new year — it is also the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, and the World Day of Peace.

This feast day, of Jan. 1, is a very complex tapestry, both culturally and liturgically. It is the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, but we also recognize the Octave of Christmas, the Circumcision ...

The very title of Mary as “Mother of God” shows the intrinsic connection between the material and spiritual realms. Let’s consider what this means.

Prayers: Mary, Mother of God By Joan DeMerchant Introduction Today’s feast focuses on the role of Mary in the wonderful miracle of the Incarnation.

This reading, similar to the first for today’s liturgy, while appropriate for the first day of the year, was chosen for its relationship to the feast of Mary the Mother of God.

But, it was not just the apostles who were present in the upper room. Mary was also with them! Recognizing the need to honor the special role of the Blessed Mother on this day, Pope Francis added a ...

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 ...

Pope Francis created the new feast day known as Mary, Mother of the Church.

This Sunday marks the Feast of the Annunciation, when the angel Gabriel came to Mary with an outrageous announcement: that she would carry a human child who would also be the child of God. For ...