The image of “footprints in the sand” is one of the most beloved in the Christian imagination. In the well-known poem of the same name, a person reflects on their ...

Our painting, created in 1775 by John Singleton Copley (1738-1815), is a striking example of the traditional dual composition often used in depictions of the Ascension. Copley, an American painter ...

Rev. Paul Nicholson, S.J., begins his homily for the Ascension with a striking image from Medieval art: Jesus’ feet dangling in the air, his body swallowed by clouds.

After the tower of Jesus Christ is completed, next will be the Chapel of the Assumption. This year, work progressed on the lower ground floor and ground floor of the cloisters adjacent to the chapel.

Cunningham, who died at Ascension Providence Hospital in Novi, was a prolific artist throughout most of his adult life, according to his daughters, who declined to give a cause of death. Traylor ...

A moment during the celebration of the solemnity of the Ascension, on the morning of Thursday, May 9th, at the Chapel of the Ascension on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem.

Forty days after His resurrection on Easter Sunday, Jesus ascended into heaven. The Feast of the Ascension is observed 40 days after Easter each year. (iStock) ...

“Because with the Ascension, something new and beautiful happened: Jesus brought our humanity, our flesh, into heaven – this is the first time – that is, he brought it in God.

Roman Catholics will observe Ascension Sunday on May 21, known as the bodily rising of Jesus Christ into heaven, 40 days after His Resurrection on Easter Sunday. A vigil mass and a novena in ...

Roman Catholics will observe Ascension Sunday on May 21, known as the bodily rising of Jesus Christ into heaven, 40 days after His Resurrection on Easter Sunday. A vigil mass and a novena in ...

Ascension, by John Singleton Copley (1738-1815), 1775,© Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Source: Christian Art Gospel of 18 May 2023 Matthew 28:16-20 The eleven disciples set out for Galilee, to the ...