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The Assumption of Mary is a dogma of the Catholic Church and is to be believed by all Catholics everywhere. It is one of the more harder doctrines of the Church  since it does not have a certain amount of Biblical data nor any concrete evidence of history. This is especially muddled since there are competing theories on whether the Virgin Mary actually died, and where this occurred, and who was present. As Catholics we take it on Tradition passed down through the centuries that this is true. In 1950 Pope Pius XII used Vatican I's formula to affirm 'ex cathedra' the Tradition of the Assumption of Mary as necessary Catholic teaching.