Many rosary devotees may ponder the grace of a happy death — one of my favorite reflections is the fourth glorious mystery — the Assumption of Mary. Just a couple of weeks ago we celebrated that ...

“The Dormition of the Virgin,” by Ioannes Mokos (Greek, active 1680–1724), reflects the traditional Orthodox view that Mary died before she was taken to heaven.

On Aug. 15, Catholics around the world mark the Assumption of Mary, commemorating the end of her earthly life and assumption into heaven. But while the feast day, a solemnity, is a relatively new ...

With his visit to a tiny stone house in this southwestern corner of Turkey, Pope Benedict joined millions of pilgrims -- Christian and Muslim -- who have honoured the spot as the place where the ...