Dormition of the Mother of God

August 15, 2026

Dormition of the Mother of God

And Mary said: “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior. For He has regarded the low estate of His servant; surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed. For He who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is His name. (Luke 1:46-49)

The icon is of the Dormition of the Mother of God (August 15th).

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Photo: Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I embrace.

Title Created Date
Cardinal O’Malley at Catholic-Orthodox conference: ‘Come together and pray for unity’ 26-07-18
Pope Leo XIV: Failure to Understand Eastern Christianity Impoverishes the Church 26-06-19
Patriarch Emeritus Gregorios III's Paschal Message 26-04-05
The Eastern Churches: Distinguishing Church and Rite 26-04-03
Synod establishes new Commission dedicated to Eastern Churches 26-02-28
Forgiveness, the ‘gateway to Lent’: a Melkite Catholic perspective 26-02-14
Exarch of historic Byzantine abbey near Rome explains richness of Eastern Catholicism 26-02-13
Eastern Catholics: the Identity of Responsible Presence 26-01-20
The anniversary of the enthronement of Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytskyi of the UGCC will be celebrated in Lviv 26-01-15
Theophany Night at the Museum: A Church Comes to Life 26-01-10
Where Water Becomes Blessing: Peekskill Will Celebrate the Great Sanctification 26-01-03
JOINT DECLARATION OF H.H.POPE LEO XIV AND H.A.H. ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH BARTHOLOMEW 25-12-24
Eastern Catholics in the United States: A Look at the Numbers 25-12-20
Patriarch Bartholomew commemorates 60th anniversary of lifting 1054 Anathemas and calls for true unity 25-12-18
"The Good News" with Fr Armand J Jacopin 25-11-11
Letter of the Holy Father Leo XIV confirming the Election of the Major Archbishop of Făgăraș şi Alba Iulia, Romania, 06.11.2025 25-11-10
Pope Leo XIV confirms the election of major archbishop of Făgăraș şi Alba Iulia, Romania 25-11-10
Appointment of bishop of the eparchy of Saint Vladimir-le-Grand de Paris of the Ukrainians 25-10-02
Sisters of Saint Basil Announce Schedule for 91st Annual Pilgrimage - August 30 & 31, 2025 25-08-26
Message of the Holy Father Leo XIV to participants in the Ecumenical Week in Stockholm on the centenary of the 1925 Ecumenical Meeting, 22.08.2025 25-08-26
Update on the SEIA News of the East from the USCCB Secretariat for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs 25-07-23
Greek-Melkite Patriarchal Church of Antioch Accepts Retirement and Appoints New Archbishop of Baalbek 25-07-23
Message of the Holy Father for the Metropolitan Assembly of the Byzantine Catholic Archeparchy of Pittsburgh 25-07-19
An Ecumenical Icon for Pope Leo 25-07-18
Pope Leo XIV meets with members of the Synod of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church 25-07-02

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