The Feast of the Ascension is the fortieth day after Easter Sunday, which commemorates the Ascension of Christ into heaven, according to Mark 16:19, Luke 24:51, and Acts 1:2.

Following the proclamation of the papal bull, Pope Francis presided over vespers inside the basilica for the solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord in the presence of 48 cardinals, 40 bishops ...

"Solemnities that fall on a Sunday of Advent or Lent are 'transferred to the following Monday unless they occur on Palm Sunday or on Sunday of the Lord's Ressurection." The Solemnity of the ...