Now let us consider heaven. When Christ became man, God entered human history. When Christ returned to his Father, human history entered God. If our Lord’s ascension into heaven represented only ...

The Ascension is a wondrous event: The Lord, by his own power, ascends to heaven. In so doing, he opens a path for us, too. As Pope St. John Paul II reminded the faithful in 1979: “Jesus took ...

TEHRAN: In Islam, the story of Miraj (ascension to heaven ... The central figure, who is supposed to be on his way to heaven, turns into a green block remotely resembling the human shape, ...

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 basic story is simple: Forty days after his resurrection, Jesus rose up into heaven as he blessed his followers who looked on. But the significance of Jesus’ ascension is crucial for Christians.

Ascension Day celebrates the ascension of Jesus to heaven after his resurrection on Easter Day. Find the date for Ascension Day 2014 in the multifaith calendar Ascension Day celebrates Jesus's ...

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 ...

“He told me ‘all of us must be in heaven by 4 p.m., kill me,” the officer said. The day marks Prophet Muhammad’s ascension to heaven to receive instruction form Allah. Surji told Rudaw he ...

Today, the Church celebrates the solemnity of Christ’s ascension into heaven. On this seventh week of Easter, the community stresses the important, life-giving need of fulfilling the Gospel ...

The annual event held in Bavaria, a predominantly Catholic state, celebrates Jesus Christ's ascension to heaven.

Ascension Day celebrates Jesus's ascension to heaven after he was resurrected on Easter Day. A quotation from Mark 16:9-20 tells the story. He appeared first to Mary of Magdala. She went and ...