The Ascension is a wondrous event: The Lord, by his own power, ascends to heaven. In so doing, he opens a path for us, too. As Pope St. John Paul II reminded the faithful in 1979: “Jesus took ...

“Witness” is a key word in the Book of Acts and is used 29 times as either a verb or a noun. A witness is somebody who tells ...

In First Peter 3:21, 22 another apostolic author refers to Christ’s resurrection, ascension, and glorification (“through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, who has gone into heaven and is at ...

The feast of the Ascension bears witness to the lasting truth of love every Easter season. In the Resurrection and Ascension, ...

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 ...

The Swedish word for Ascension Day, the day Jesus is believed to have ascended to heaven, is 'Kristi himmelfärdsdag'. Here’s ...

This Sunday, for example, is the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord ... which is Luke’s account of Jesus’ ascent to heaven, the key theme is movement. Throughout the first chapter of ...

How did Jesus get his message across? Learn how Jesus used parables to help people understand his teachings. Jesus' humble beginnings Why was Jesus not recognised as the Son of God? Learn how ...

As I’m writing this on May 9, our Roman Catholic and (some) Protestant cousins are celebrating the Feast of the Ascension ... Nicene Creed that “Jesus ascended into heaven,” we don’t ...

The Armenian Apostolic Church celebrates the Feast of the Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ on the fortieth day after Easter,&n ...