Catholic parishes in Lorain will celebrate the Feast of the Ascension June 1 ... on the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, to pray for God’s blessings on our city of Lorain,” the release ...

He was a Jesuit novice in Birmingham, U.K., when the Rev. Paul Nicholson, S.J., his novice master, began his homily on Ascension ... today’s feast is a popular one in medieval art—in stained ...

I’ll admit my bias up front: today, but for “particular norms” granted to the U.S. bishops, should be celebrated nationally as the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord. In some parts of ...

Two masterpieces, centuries apart, reflect a theological insight centuries old: Mary was given not only to John, but to the ...

The Ascension has long inspired Christian artists from the 5th century onwards. These works often depict the event in a symbolic dual structure: the earthly realm below and the heavenly realm above.

"Also to be observed are the day of the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Epiphany, the Ascension of Christ, the feast of the Body and Blood of Christi, the feast of Mary the Mother of God ...

It was in the Easter season, between the feast of the Resurrection and the feast of the Ascension, already looking forward to the feast of Pentecost; plotting myself liturgically is important to this ...

This month the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton is hosting two pilgrimages to commemorate the 50-year anniversary of the saint’s canonization.

The Armenian Apostolic Church celebrates the Feast of the Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ on the fortieth day after Easter, which falls on May 29 this year. The feast commemorates Christ's ...