Christ is closer than ever, not limited by space or time. Artus Wolffort (1581-1641), “The Ascension of Jesus Christ,” ca. 1617, St. Paul’s Church, Antwerp, Belgium (photo: Public Domain ...

As the Easter season continues, it may feel like a lot of time has passed since our solemn commemoration of Christ’s ... as we commemorate Jesus’ Resurrection and Ascension, we can better ...

This past weekend, we were blessed here in the archdiocese to ordain five men to the priesthood. Besides the beautiful Saturday morning Mass for priestly ordination, it was a weekend full of prayers, ...

Christ’s ascension ... of the solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord is an annual opportunity for us not only to focus on heaven, where the Lord Jesus has gone to prepare a place for us (Jn ...

Ascension Day is one of the Catholic Church’s six Holy Days of ... After two days, Mary Magdalene, a faithful follower of Jesus Christ, informed everyone that Christ had risen from the dead ...

Celebrating a May 31 Mass for The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington’s local observance of the Jubilee Year, Washington ...

The Medieval city of Bruges, Belgium, marked a centuries-old tradition with veneration of the UNESCO-honored Holy Blood ...

Religious news this week is marked by the Feast of the Ascension. Assumptionist Father Arnaud Alibert, La Croix’s chief ...

Ahead of Ascension Day tomorrow, we’re looking back at the key date in the Christian calendar and how we’ve marked it over the years.

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 ...

The Ascension of Jesus Christ, at the Eglise Saint-André in ... Napoleon Bonaparte and Pope Pius VII, in 1801. In other Catholic countries, such as Spain and Italy, bishops decided in the 1970s ...

Global Sisters Report invited panelists to reflect on the question: When have you had an Ascension or Pentecost "moment" when ...