The Blessed Virgin Mary was raised up to heaven (body and soul) by the authority and power of the Triune God (see Ascension Mark 16:19, Luke 24:51 and the Dogma of the Assumption, 1950).

This Thursday is Ascension Day. So give us the basics. What’s the story of Jesus’ ascension? Guest: Well, most Christians celebrated Easter, which, of course, is Resurrection Sunday.

Luke concludes with the scene of Jesus' ascension which is recapitulated in the beginning of Acts (1:6-11). Each of the characters in Luke plays a particular role that helps illumine the life of ...

Because she is in the process of consideration for the altars, Blessed Ascensión Nicol y Goñi — whose full name is Blessed Maria Ascensión of the Heart of Jesus Nicol y Goñi — is not well ...