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.).

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.

‘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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.