Tag: Blessed Pope Pius XII

The Death, Dormition, and Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

By Tom Perna on August 15, 2013 • ( 8 Comments )

Blessed Pope Pius XII in 1946 asked the Bishops of the Catholic Church to gather information for the potential dogmatic declaration of this doctrine. Two questions were asked of the Bishops: First, […]

“Mondays with Mary” – The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

By Tom Perna on August 13, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

On November 1, 1950, Blessed Pope Pius XII in the Apostolic Constitution, Munificentissiumus Deus, through an ex cathedra (“from the chair” – infallible) statement declared solemn “that the Immaculate Mother of God, […]