Yet as soon as Jesus ascended into heaven, they were filled with gladness. Luke 24:52-53 says that after the Ascension, “They worshipped him and then returned to Jerusalem filled with great joy.

: Jesus leaves to be with his Father, the disciples leave to go out into the world". This is how Pope Francis described the Solemnity of the Ascension , which is celebrated 40 days after Easter ...

In fact, Jesus’s Ascension into heaven concluded his work on earth “about our redemption that he began on Good Friday” (Catechism of the Catholic Church no 662.).

Jesus' Ascension gives a foretaste of life in Heaven, teaches Pope Benedict Vatican City, May 16, 2010 / 08:24 am ...

Jesus' ascension in to heaven does not mean he is absent, Pope Francis asserted. Instead, it tells us that he is alive among us "in a new way." ...

Ascension Day celebrates Jesus 's ascension to heaven after he was resurrected on Easter Day. A quotation from Mark 16:9-20 tells the story. He appeared first to Mary of Magdala.