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.One of ...

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has extended her greetings to all Christians in Namibia and across the world commemorating Ascension Day.

Suddenly, someone yells “Fire!” upon seeing the tongues of flame appear. You’re streaming out of the building, into the street, hollering loudly. Except the cries of your friends aren’t in your ...

It is important to remember and to reflect on the fact that whether we are Christian or Islam, Hindu or Sikh, Buddhist or ...

One year ago, on the feast of the Ascension, we attended Mass in a hotel basement. One of our older kids was in a weekend tournament, and a priest from one of the Catholic school teams offered to ...

This past weekend, we were blessed here in the archdiocese to ordain five men to the priesthood. Besides the beautiful Saturday morning Mass for priestly ordination, it was a weekend full of prayers, ...

EDITORIAL: Many Catholics feel the switch downplays the immense importance of the great feast of the Ascension.

When I read Luke’s Gospel about the Ascension of the Lord ... blessing the disciples and ascending into heaven, Jesus said, “Behold I am sending the promise of my Father upon you,” referring ...

Imagine it. What it would have been like, sitting in a crowded room, packed together with the other followers of Jesus mourning his second loss, his ascension into heaven, while also celebrating ...

Slatington Baptist Church recently celebrated the 125th anniversary of its historic West Church Street building with a ...