Pope Francis waves to faithful on the occasion of the Angelus noon prayer, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.) Listen ROME – On the feast of the ...
Today is the Feast of the Assumption all over the Christian world, a feast day first instituted by Emperor Maurice in 600 AD and bigged up by Pope Nicholas 1 around 850 AD to rival Christmas and ...