Today's gospel, is from Mark 16:15-20, the Ascension of Jesus. 15 [Jesus] said to [his disciples,] "Go into the whole world and proclaim the gospel to every creature. 16 Whoever believes and is ...

Jesus’ ascension into heaven does not mean he is absent, Pope Francis asserted. Instead, it tells us that he is alive among us “in a new way.” ...

If Jesus’ physical body ascended into heaven, does that mean heaven is a physical place? And if it is a physical place, could we theoretically fly there in, say, a spaceship?

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 ...

It's a commemoration of Jesus Christ's bodily ascension into heaven following His resurrection from the dead.

Jesus, who was born in a lonely feeding trough, died alone on the cross and was buried in a borrowed tomb, now returns to his heavenly throne. But Jesus doesn’t return to heaven empty-handed.

The Amish community in the Susquehanna Valley will observe Ascension Day on Thursday. It commemorates Jesus' physical ascension into heaven. It falls on the 40th day following Easter Sunday.

It is followed by Easter, the magnificent commemoration of Jesus' ascension into heaven.

A pivotal part of the mystery of our salvation, the ascension of the Lord Jesus Christ is celebrated 40 days after Easter. It marks the moment when Jesus was taken up into heaven in the presence ...

Today Christendom celebrates the Solemnity of the Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ into heaven, which is in your Bibles in Matt. 28:16-20.