The Feast of the Assumption is celebrated on Aug. 15 each year by the Catholic Church. The occasion celebrates the belief that Mary's body and soul entered heaven from Earth after her death.

For this reason, the priest said, it is fitting to pray for safe ocean travel to Mary Star of the Sea, a medieval title that emphasizes Mary's role as a "guiding star" for those pursuing Christ.

Protestants and other non-Catholic Christians (Pentecostals, etc.) assert that the Virgin Mary could not have been immaculately conceived and that if she were conceived without sin, she would not ...

The decade is completed by saying the Glory Be to the Father prayer, and after completing all five decades, the user recites the Hail, Holy Queen prayer to Mary. The U.S. Conference of Catholic ...