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 ...

"And when he had said this, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight" (Acts 1:9). Today, 40 days after Easter, is known as the "Feast of the Ascension," ...

In most of the United States, today is the Solemnity of the Ascension. In a limited number of dioceses, primarily in the Northeast, the Solemnity was celebrated on its proper day, i.e., Ascension ...

BALTIMORE (RNS) — The nurses distributed handouts alleging that Ascension has failed to follow the bishops' directives by disproportionately divesting from hospitals in higher-poverty communities, ...

Many New Testament stories appear to be variations of one another with minor adjustments. Not so Jesus' ascension. What the different accounts have in common is that Christ appeared among his ...

Ascension’s enormously popular Lenten program has released its third installment: “Year C,” covering this year’s Sunday Lenten Gospels such as the Temptation of Christ, the Transfiguration, and the ...

In the opening lines of the Acts of the Apostles, the second volume of his Gospel, Luke describes the disciples' 50-day period of learning the meaning of the Resurrection. For 40 of those days, the ...

Church leaders on Sunday rededicated a newly repainted mural depicting Jesus Christ’s ascension at First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Apollo. Jeph Gurecka, an artist whose work has been shown ...

Ascension Catholic Diocesan Regional School's Class of 2025 graduated Saturday, May 10, at Ascension of Our Lord Catholic Church in Donaldsonville. The class Baccalaureate was Friday at the church.

Ascension Catholic Diocesan Regional School's Class of 2024 graduated May 11 at Ascension of Our Lord Catholic Church. A baccalaureate was May 9 at the church. Leading the Class of 2024 were ...

This Sunday is one of those confusing days liturgically, thanks to the “pastoral” initiatives of the Catholic bishops of the United States. If you live in 10 states (mostly in the northeast except for ...