Ascension (publisher)

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Ascension
StatusActive
Founded1998 [1]
FounderMatthew Pinto [1]
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters location West Chester, Pennsylvania [2]
DistributionWorldwide
Key peopleJonathan Strate (President) [3]
No. of employees96 [4]
Official website ascensionpress.com

Ascension (previously known as Ascension Press [2] ) is a publisher of Catholic books and digital media. The company, founded in 1998, is based in West Chester, Pennsylvania. [1] [2] Ascension's YouTube channel is called Ascension Presents, one of the largest Catholic YouTube channels in English, with nearly 973,000 subscribers and more than 160 million total views. [5]

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History

Ascension began in 1998. In 2021, Ascension produced The Bible in a Year podcast with Mike Schmitz, which was iTunes' most popular podcast for 17 consecutive days in early 2021, and for 5 days in early 2022. [6] [7] In 2023, Ascension produced The Catechism in a Year with Mike Schmitz, which debuted as iTunes’ #1 podcast on January 1, 2023. [8] In 2024, Ascension produced The Bible in 10 Minutes with Mike Schmitz, which received over 1 million views in its first week. [9] Following the 2022 closure of USCCB Publishing, Ascencion served as a liquidator for the remaining stock of the publishing house. [10]

In 2025, Ascension, was selected by the USCCB, along with Word on Fire, to be one of two publishers for the 2nd American edition of the Liturgy of the Hours. [11]

Notable authors and presenters

Authors and presenters published by Ascension include Mike Schmitz, Jeff Cavins, Edward Sri, Matt Fradd, Jackie and Bobby Angel, Marcellino D’Ambrosio, Jason and Crystalina Evert, Tim Gray, Mark Hart, Miriam James Heidland, Josh Johnson, Danielle Bean, Sergio Serrano, Mark Toups, Christopher West, and Mark-Mary Ames. [3] [12]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Joyce, Lauren (9 February 2021). "Ascension Founder and President Matthew Pinto passes torch to COO Jonathan Strate". Religion News Service. Ascension. RNS Press Release Distribution Service. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 Myers, Joseph (23 February 2021). "As CEO, Strate rises to lead faith formation mission of Ascension". Catholic Philly. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Ascension offers digital events to help Catholics celebrate Corpus Christi". Catholic Courier. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "About Ascension". Great Place to Work Institute. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "About Ascension Presents". YouTube . Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  6. ↑ Galioto, Katie (10 April 2021). "Hungry for the word: Priest creates popular 'Bible in a Year' podcast". Arkansas Online. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  7. ↑ Wilson, Peter (10 November 2021). "Bible podcast tops the Apple charts". www.catholicregister.org. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  8. ↑ Mauro, J-P (1 January 2023). "Catechism in a Year podcast already #1 on Apple". Aleteia.
  9. ↑ Burkepile, Jacqueline (16 July 2023). "Father Mike Schmitz's Animated 'Bible in 10 Minutes,' Hits Over 1 Million Views in a Week!'". ChurchPop.
  10. ↑ USCCB Secretariat of Divine Worship. "Ascension Press to Sell Certain Titles of USCCB Communications" (PDF). USCCB Committee on Divine Worship Newsletter.
  11. ↑ Orendain, Simone (2025-10-08). "2 Catholic outlets to publish Liturgy of the Hours edition" . Retrieved 2025-10-09.
  12. ↑ "Authors & Presenters". Ascension. Retrieved 15 July 2024.

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