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 ...

Pope Francis is continuing Benedict XVI’s practice of reflecting on the Catholic statement of belief at his weekly general audiences as part of the Year of Faith. Pope Francis holds his first general ...

The Ascension of Jesus should remind Christians of the promise of Heaven and the power of earthly prayer, Pope Benedict XVI said at the Regina Coeli prayer on Sunday. When he ascended into heaven, ...

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 ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis commemorated the Solemnity of the Ascension of Jesus into heaven by reminding the faithful of their duty to be witnesses of the Gospel every day of the week, in all areas ...

Most people know about the Christian holy days of Christmas, Good Friday, and Easter. But what’s Ascension Day? In France, it’s a civil holiday. In Germany, it’s called Himmelfahrt (roughly translated ...

Speaking to the throng gathered in St. Peter's Square before the Regina Coeli on Sunday, the Holy Father referred to the day's Gospel reading in which Jesus departs from the disciples. The Ascension, ...

At the Regina Caeli, the Pope Francis emphasizes that although Jesus ascended to the Father, He is still next to us "here in the square": His "gift" to the Father are his wounds, "the price of ...

Thursday is Ascension Day, a little-known and little-celebrated holy day that marks Jesus’ exit from this world. The basic story is simple: Forty days after his resurrection, Jesus rose up into heaven ...

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. “The eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to ...