Emily Turjman, a well-known figure in the Latin parish of Jerusalem, outside the Chapel of the Ascension on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem. She's showing the rosaries she crafts with embroidery ...

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.

Jesus of Nazareth is unarguably the most influential religious figure in human history . Revered as the Son of God by Christians, respected as a mighty prophet by Muslims, and rejected as neither ...

BLUFF POINT METHODIST This past Sunday was Ascension Sunday. Pastor Jeannine told the kids how Jesus had returned to earth and was explaining to the disciples that he was going back up to heaven.

In the Journal of Biblical Literature, Volume 129, No. 4 (2010), Richard Miller presents a list of common attributes ascribed to heroes in Greco-Roman ascension myth. 19. But resurrection story leads ...

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.

It culminates in Jesus’ Ascension into heaven, 40 days after His resurrection. Why is Easter Monday Significant? Though quieter than Good Friday or Easter Sunday, Easter Monday holds a subtle ...

Ascension Day commemorates the Christian belief in Jesus’ ascending to heaven in the presence of his disciples, 40 days after he rose from the dead on Easter.

Rooftops were alive with the sound of singing on Thursday morning in what is an Oxford Ascension Day tradition. Local choirs and those from Oxford University dotted the tops of buildings around the ...