The apostles look upward in a state of joyous confusion; Theotokas Mary, Christ’s mother, gazes serenely ahead with the angels, given knowledge that her son’s Ascension completes the Holy Trinity.

In fact, Jesus’s Ascension into heaven concluded his work on earth “about our redemption that he began on Good Friday” (Catechism of the Catholic Church no 662.).

Today, 40 days after Easter, is known as the "Feast of the Ascension," "Ascension Thursday," and "Solemnity of the Ascension of Jesus Christ." It's a commemoration of Jesus Christ's bodily ...

The letters in the halo are Ὁ ὬΝ, which is shorthand in Greek for 'I Am.' The letters are used in icons only in connection with Jesus Christ, the Son of God," a Nov. 24 university statement read.

On Jan. 3, the Knights launched a new Pilgrim Icon of the Sacred Heart of Jesus program during a Holy Hour at St. Mary’s Church in New Haven, Connecticut.

Before discussing the meaning of Christ’s ascension, two preliminary points need to be made. The narrative of the ascension in Acts 1:9–11 is to be understood in the same way as the other New ...

The Ascension of Jesus Christ. Giotto di Bondone, 1305. | Credit: Public domain. By Father Roger Landry. National Catholic Register, Jun 1, 2025 / 04:00 am. Christ’s ascension is ...

Christianity just celebrated Easter, an observance set aside in remembrance of the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead as narrated in the New Testament. This is a time of gratitude for the ...

Jesus’ return to heaven was not an awkward stage exit but the climax of our redemption story. For a long time, I never really understood the Ascension. To me, the disciples’ question in Acts 1 ...

‘In the ascension of Jesus, the Crucified and Risen One, there is the promise of our participation in the fullness of life with God,’ the Holy Father said May 8.