"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," ...

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 Christians ...

The Solemnity of the Ascension of Jesus Christ commemorates the Catholic belief of the bodily Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ into heaven. This is considered a Holy Day of obligation. Following the ...

One year ago, on the feast of the Ascension, we attended Mass in a hotel basement. One of our older kids was in a weekend tournament, and a priest from one of the Catholic school teams offered to say ...

Whenever the Solemnity of the Ascension is transferred to the following Sunday rather than celebrated on the traditional day of the previous Thursday — as is now the case in the majority of U.S.

St. Joseph Cathedral, 401 Main St., will mark the Feast of the Ascension with Masses at 4 p.m. Saturday, May 20, and 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 21. For more information, contact (225) 387 ...

Photo by Josh Applegate, courtesy of Unsplash. The recent coronation of King Charles III presented a powerful image of the human ideas of enthronement and power. By contrast, this Sunday’s readings ...

In most of the United States, today is the Solemnity of the Ascension. In a limited number of dioceses, primarily in the Northeast, the Solemnity was celebrated on its proper day, i.e., Ascension ...