The Feast of the Ascension is the fortieth day after Easter Sunday, which commemorates the Ascension of Christ into heaven, according to Mark 16:19, Luke 24:51, and Acts 1:2.

As I’m writing this on May 9, our Roman Catholic and (some) Protestant cousins are celebrating the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord. As you’re reading it in early June, my fellow Orthodox ...

"And when he had said this, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight" (Acts 1:9). Today, 40 days after Easter, is known as the "Feast of the Ascension ...

First death claimed him; now, the Ascension. Time has moved on, and so must they. First death claimed Jesus; now, the Ascension. Time has moved on, and so must they. Yet the heart is loathe to ...

Ascension Day is a particular moment of celebration within ... "This addition to Westminster Abbey's invaluable series of music for feast-days gets off to a cracking start with Stanford's magnificent ...

The nine days between the Feast of the Ascension and Pentecost is often considered to be the first novena. Pentecost is considered the birthday of the church, the day when that first community of ...

St. Peter's Square was open to the public May 24, the feast of the Ascension, and scores of visitors turned up for Pope Francis' noonday prayer and blessing. Since Italy announced a nationwide ...

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.