Among the anniversaries in the Church’s calendar of holy days, the ascension of Jesus Christ probably causes modern Christians more embarrassment than joy. Coming forty days after Easter, Ascension ...

The Solemnity of the Ascension of Jesus Christ commemorates the Catholic belief of the bodily Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ into heaven. This is considered a Holy Day of obligation. Following the ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis commemorated the Solemnity of the Ascension of Jesus into heaven by reminding the faithful of their duty to be witnesses of the Gospel every day of the week, in all areas ...

Reflecting on the Ascension of the Lord, Pope Francis on Sunday discussed the two acts that Christ performed immediately before ascending into heaven: He announced the gift of the Holy Spirit and ...

Approximately 2,000 pilgrims from 40 different folk group associations attended an outdoor mass in traditional Bavarian costumes at the open-air altar near Fischbachau, Germany, on Thursday. The ...

Thursday is Ascension Day, a little-known and little-celebrated holy day that marks Jesus’ exit from this world. The basic story is simple: Forty days after his resurrection, Jesus rose up into heaven ...

This coming Sunday is Ascension Sunday, the celebration of the day when Jesus physically left this earth, and "a cloud took him out of their sight.” ...

One of the great achievements of the liturgical movement in the twentieth century was the recovery of the centrality of the Paschal Mystery of Jesus Christ for Christian life, thought, and practice.

Jesus' ascension to Heaven depicted by John Singleton Copley in “Ascension” (1775). Image courtesy of Creative Commons When you create a password at your bank, it asks you some authentication ...

This is American artist John Singleton Copley’s depiction of Jesus Christ ascending to Heaven after his resurrection as his apostles look on. Copley lived from 1738-1815. (Courtesy Photo) A lot of ...