Status | Active |
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Founded | 1998 [1] |
Founder | Matthew Pinto [1] |
Country of origin | United States |
Headquarters location | West Chester, Pennsylvania [2] |
Owner(s) | Jonathan Strate [3] |
No. of employees | 60 (as of 2021) [1] |
Official website | ascensionpress |
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]
Authors published by Ascension include Edward Sri, Fr. Mike Schmitz, and Jeff Cavins. [1] [3] Schmitz and Cavins produced Ascension's Bible in a Year podcast, which was iTunes' most popular podcast for 17 consecutive days in early 2021, and for 5 days in early 2022. [4] Ascension is creating a "Catechism in a Year" podcast with the same hosts, slated to release on January 1, 2023. [5] [6]
Ascension's YouTube channel is called Ascension Presents, which was the second-largest Catholic YouTube channel as of 2021. [2]
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