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August 15, 2017

Pope entrusts to Mary victims of disasters, conflict, social tension

Pope Francis gives a blessing during his Angelus prayer on the feast of the Assumption, Aug. 15, at the Vatican.

VATICAN CITY – In a week in which natural disasters, war and racial conflicts dominated the headlines, Pope Francis prayed that Mary would bring peace to a divided world.

Published in Vatican
August 20, 2016

Pilgrims crowd church where Mother Teresa once prayed

Priests carry the statue of the Black Madonna during a procession around the Church of the Black Madonna to celebrate the Feast of the Assumption of Mary on Aug. 15, 2016, in Letnica, Kosovo.

LETNICA, Kosovo – The thousands of pilgrims who flocked to the bright white Church of the Black Madonna this year were hoping to receive the gift of grace that one of its most famous parishioners once experienced.

Published in Faith
August 15, 2016

For Congolese priest, Mary's Assumption represents hope for tomorrow

Father Gaston Ndaleghana Mumbere poses for a photo in Quebec City Aug. 10. In his recently published book, this 35-year-old Assumptionist priest describes the violence that plagues his home country.

QUEBEC CITY – For Father Gaston Ndaleghana Mumbere, the feast of the Assumption represents his hope for better tomorrows for Congo.

Published in International
August 13, 2015

French churches get increased security before feast of Assumption

A boy stands with cross outside Sacre Coeur basilica in Paris April 3. Catholic churches in France have been placed under police protection and urged to take extra security measures against possible Islamist attacks before the Aug. 15 feast of the Assumption.

PARIS - Catholic churches in France have been placed under police protection and urged to take extra security measures against possible Islamist attacks before the Aug. 15 feast of the Assumption.

Published in International