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

Tomorrow is Ascension Sunday in the Church's calendar, and also the annual date dedicated to celebrating the message for ...

But do we even notice Ascension Day, which annually tiptoes by on a Thursday (May 29 in 2025, in case you wondered)? Do we pause to marvel at the message of Jesus’s ascent in a cloud to God’s right ...

St. Augustine calls this life the ‘Before Easter’ season — a time of labor, suffering and praise — preparing us for the ...

Catholic parishes in Lorain will celebrate the Feast of the Ascension June 1 with a Eucharistic Procession during the first of its kind event, according to a news release. Mass, which begins at noon, ...

Los Angeles called the neoclassical, Colosseum-like building “the Million Dollar Temple,” though it had cost considerably ...

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

You see, the Church’s Scripture helped me find my desire for Christ, and the Church’s liturgy helped me fulfill that desire.

A new pope means a new papal coat of arms topped by the papal miter and a set of crossed keys. Most churches in Italy will soon be replacing the metal shield of the coat of arms ...

A habit worn by St. Pio of Pietrelcina and other rare relics are coming to the U.S., brought by Capuchin friars from the very monastery that was home to the beloved saint known as Padre ...

The date of the feast of the Ascension varies from year to year ... heaven in a chariot of fire (2 Kings 2:1-14). Through this image, the narrative aims to signify that Elijah did not die.

A powerful symbol. With their soft, ethereal tones, the harp, lyre and zither have long held a place in the collective ...