It could be said that the final act of Jesus’s temporal ministry was not his resurrection from the dead, but his ascension into heaven. It is, in many ways, a very mysterious act. At first glance, ...

(Matthew 28:16-20; Mark 16:15-20; Luke 24:50-53; Acts 1:1-11). Jesus proved over 40 days in many and varying ways that he was alive. His Resurrection is the conquest of sin and death. But the work of ...

In academic and seminar settings, I was always asked the difference between Christ’s Ascension and Mary’s Assumption, both going up to heaven? And the answer is as simple as the question. Jesus Christ ...

In this eye-opening episode, Jimmy Akin tackles the big questions: Did Jesus rocket into space? How does it square with our 93-billion-light-year universe? He masterfully decodes biblical ...

I have always been fascinated by the accounts of Jesus physically leaving this earth and disappearing in the clouds. Where did he really go? And how far did he go from us? Maybe I am asking, “Where is ...

The top of the Mount of Olives is where tradition places the exact location of Jesus’ ascension into heaven. On Ascension Day, Christians can celebrate the liturgy inside the chapel thanks to a ...

From the June 2025 issue of Apollo. Preview and subscribe here. Approach the Chapel of the Ascension in the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham, Norfolk, and be, initially, baffled. The space doesn’t ...