' Sunlight looks a little different on this wall than it does on that wall, and a lot different on this other one, but it is still one light.' (Jalaluddin Rumi). On two days this week, Christians and ...

At the Regina Caeli, the Pope Francis emphasizes that although Jesus ascended to the Father, He is still next to us "here in the square": His "gift" to the Father are his wounds, "the price of ...

(Matthew 28:16-20; Mark 16:15-20; Luke 24:50-53; Acts 1:1-11). Jesus proved over 40 days in many and varying ways that he was alive. His Resurrection is the conquest of sin and death. But the work of ...

Faith versus Evidence: Did Jesus Really Ascend into Heaven ? Following the death and resurrection of Jesus, Christians also posit that after 40 days Jesus rose through the clouds and ascended into ...

This is the story of how Greek Orthodox, Syriac Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox and Roman Catholic Christians in ...

I’ve been listening to a podcast about the Heaven’s Gate cult, thinking how very strange and warped the group members’ beliefs were—they thought aliens from the Hale-Bopp comet were going to pick them ...

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 ...

Pope Francis is continuing Benedict XVI’s practice of reflecting on the Catholic statement of belief at his weekly general audiences as part of the Year of Faith. Pope Francis holds his first general ...

Speaking to the throng gathered in St. Peter's Square before the Regina Coeli on Sunday, the Holy Father referred to the day's Gospel reading in which Jesus departs from the disciples. The Ascension, ...

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 ...