The Catechism of the Catholic Church ponders the deeper meaning of ... 4) The Assumption This marian dogma was proclaimed by Pope Pius XII on November 1, 1950 on his Encyclical Munificentissimus ...

491 Through the centuries the Church has become ever more aware that Mary, "full of grace" through God, 134 was redeemed from the moment of her conception. That is what the dogma of the Immaculate ...

Marian “maximalists” even yearn for the day when a Pope will promulgate new dogmas that ... and many Catholic thinkers are earnestly seeking to relate their church’s Marian doctrines to ...

In fact, it celebrates the Assumption of Mary into Heaven, one of the four Marian dogmas of the Catholic Church. Proclaimed by Pius XII on November 1, 1950, the Assumption dogma has its origins in ...

After 40 years of studies, commissions and contradictions, the Vatican finally approved the spiritual devotion of the ...

Despite having the same legal position as a national church along with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, the Orthodox Church remains a small minority, just as the Catholic Church — a ...

Desiring to take a Catholic pilgrimage to celebrate our 35th ... You’ll also visit the large, modern Oratory Church, begun in 1922, halted during the Depression, and completed in 1967.

The former leader of the Chicago-area arm of the Passionists order made the promise two years ago in response to a Sun-Times ...

The district is considered the heart of the Latin Rite Catholic Church in India. Father Sunder M. Albuquerque, the vice rector of the Archdiocesan shrine opened up the festival to include all the ...

Des Moines Regional Catholic Schools is looking for a new leader. Dan Ryan currently leads the 6 schools in the region and Dowling Catholic High School. The Diocese of Des Moines announced the move in ...