The image of “footprints in the sand” is one of the most beloved in the Christian imagination. In the well-known poem of the same name, a person reflects on their ...

Spectator WATERTOWN — For the second year in a row, the Tekeyan Cultural Association (TCA) Boston Chapter observed the ...

Before Jesus ascended into Heaven, He made sure His faithful followers were reminded of what was waiting for them when they ended their earthly sojourns and joined Jesus in His celestial kingdom: ...

Ascension Day is observed as a school holiday in South Africa due to its Christian religious significance, with various ways to honour the occasion.

Ascension Day marks the moment, according to Christian belief, when Jesus Christ ascended into heaven on the 40th day after His resurrection, as detailed in the Bible in the Acts of the Apostles ...

On May 9, Christians celebrate the Ascension, symbolizing Jesus' ascent to God. Le Monde explores the history and symbolism of one of Christianity's most important feasts.

Ascension is "a really important day for me", he said, "with Jesus going up to heaven and leaving the world to put into practice what he has spent his time preaching".

The Amish community in the Susquehanna Valley will observe Ascension Day on Thursday. It commemorates Jesus' physical ascension into heaven. It falls on the 40th day following Easter Sunday.

After Jesus was crucified on Good Friday, did he “Descend into Hell,” as millions of Christians recite during weekly church services in The Apostles’ Creed? Nearly 2,000 years of Christian ...

First, when we say in the Nicene Creed that “Jesus ascended into heaven,” we don’t mean that He shot off like a rocket into space. Heaven is only “up there” in a metaphorical sense, not ...

The Ascension stands in direct relation to that Last Day: “This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven” (Acts 1:11 ...