Ascension Day is an opportunity to reflect upon the significance of Jesus’ post-resurrection earthly departure. Every year, 40 days after Easter and 10 days before Pentecost, we celebrate Jesus’ ...

(Matthew 28:16-20; Mark 16:15-20; Luke 24:50-53; Acts 1:1-11). Jesus proved over 40 days in many and varying ways that he was alive. His Resurrection is the conquest of sin and death. But the work of ...

For the next several Sundays, the liturgical cycle brings closure by showcasing the final verses of the Gospel narratives. The final Sundays of the Easter season and the first Sundays of Ordinary Time ...

The top of the Mount of Olives is where tradition places the exact location of Jesus’ ascension into heaven. On Ascension Day, Christians can celebrate the liturgy inside the chapel thanks to a ...

Many New Testament stories appear to be variations of one another with minor adjustments. Not so Jesus' ascension. What the different accounts have in common is that Christ appeared among his ...

Many New Testament stories appear to be variations of one another with minor adjustments. Not so Jesus' ascension. What the different accounts have in common is that Christ appeared among his ...

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 ...

Find today’s readings here. When I read Luke’s Gospel about the Ascension of the Lord, I was struck by the disciples who “returned to Jerusalem with great joy, and they were continually in the temple ...

RINGTOWN – Visitors congregated at the historic Old White Church on Thursday to celebrate Ascension Day, considered by many to be an overlooked day in the Christian calendar. The service, ...

Church leaders on Sunday rededicated a newly repainted mural depicting Jesus Christ’s ascension at First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Apollo. Jeph Gurecka, an artist whose work has been shown ...

RINGTOWN — Churchgoers from across the region gathered at the historic Old White Church to observe its annual Ascension Day service Thursday. Nearly 100 people packed the pews of the Union Twp. church ...

Today is Ascension Day, a significant holiday for many Christians, including the Amish community in Lancaster County.As you’re out and about, you may notice more horses-and-buggies on the road than ...