The Ascension stands in direct relation to that Last Day: “This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven ... Today’s mystery is depicted in art by the 15th-century “Italian ...

CNA spoke with two theologians about some of our burning Ascension-related questions. If Jesus’ physical body ascended into heaven, does that mean heaven is a physical place? And if it is a ...

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 ...

CNA spoke with two theologians about some of our burning Ascension-related questions. If Jesus' physical body ascended into heaven, does that mean heaven is a physical place? And if it is a ...

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.