Lk 24:46-53 It took a while for me to learn why the ascension of Jesus mattered. I mean, on the surface it seems a funny t ...

The answer is partly found in an oft overlooked aspect of Christian belief—Jesus’ ascension. According to the New Testament, God raised Jesus from the dead, and then, 40 days later ...

(photo: Stephen Driscoll/CNA) VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis proclaimed “we are never alone” and that Jesus is our defender, as he reflected on the Ascension during his Wednesday general audience.

the day Christians celebrate the ascension of Jesus to the right hand of God, occurred last Thursday. The last chapter of Revelation uses beautiful similes and metaphors to describe the wonder and ...

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 ...

Luke relates Jesus’ ascension as a way of illustrating his movement from the mortal to eternal realms. Luke considers it a distraction to linger too long on this ascension event, however.

On the solemnity of the Ascension, Christians in Jerusalem ascended to the top of the Mount of Olives, where tradition places the exact location of Jesus’ ascension into heaven. It is the only ...

Ascension Day celebrates Jesus's ascension to heaven after he was resurrected on Easter Day. A quotation from Mark 16:9-20 tells the story. He appeared first to Mary of Magdala. She went and ...

Second question: What does Jesus do now in heaven?” Why is it important for him to be there. “Because with the Ascension, something new and beautiful happened: Jesus brought our humanity ...

Pope Francis proclaimed "we are never alone" and that Jesus is our defender, as he reflected on the Ascension during his Wednesday general audience. "We are never alone in our lives, we have this ...