An “out-of-town Catholic” reminded me that the 40th day of Easter marks the day Our Risen Lord ascended into heaven and is therefore a holy day of obligation.

Tomorrow (June 2) is Ascension Day 2011. In the Christian religion, it commemorates the day that Jesus Christ's body was taken to heaven on the Thursday 40 days after his Easter resurrection.

For Noah Emmes, a gym teacher at Ascension Catholic School, being at work is like a homecoming. “I’ve always loved going to Ascension,” he says. “Now that I’m back, it’s still the same ...

Ascension Day is one of the Catholic Church’s six Holy Days of Obligation, when the congregation is expected to attend mass. Low Furness pupil Daniel Higginson launches his kite on Ascension ...

"And when he had said this, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight" (Acts 1:9). Today, 40 days after Easter, is known as the "Feast of the Ascension ...

For some, Easter may be a dim memory by now. But, those who celebrate Ascension Day know exactly how long it's been since then. The Feast of the Ascension, as it's also known, takes place 39 days ...

Ascension Day is one of the Catholic Church’s six Holy Days of Obligation, when the congregation is expected to attend mass. Low Furness pupil Daniel Higginson launches his kite on Ascension ...