Pope Pius XII in 1950 formally defined the dogma of the Assumption of Mary, which had been held by early Church Fathers. The ceiling of Santa Maria Immacolata a via Veneto in Rome depicts the ...

After 400 years, the Valencia Cathedral has reintroduced the performance of the “Mystery of the Assumption of the Virgin” drama as part of the basilica’s festivities to celebrate the Aug. 15 Marian ...

In a letter to his brothers and sisters in Christ, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, appealed for peace in the Holy Land and included a prayer to Our Lady on the feast of ...

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1993. Summary A full-length figure of the Virgin Mary, dressed in robes and standing on clouds and a crescent moon. Her hands are folded on her chest, ...

Virgin Mary is standing on clouds with a ray of light on her. On either side, sitting on the clouds, are two angels holding a cloth full of flower petals, some of which are falling.