Ascension (publisher)

This article is about the publishing and media company. For other uses, see Ascension.

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 144 million total views.^[5]

Ascension

Status	Active
Founded	1998[1]
Founder	Matthew Pinto[1]
Country of origin	United States
Headquarters location	West Chester, Pennsylvania[2]
Distribution	Worldwide
Key people	Jonathan Strate (President)[3]
No. of employees	96[4]
Official website	ascensionpress.com

History

Ascension began in 1998. In 2021, Ascension produced The Bible in a Year podcast with Fr. 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 Fr. Mike Schmitz, which debuted as iTunes’ #1 podcast on January 1, 2023.^[8] In 2024, Ascension produced The Bible in 10 Minutes with Fr. Mike Schmitz, which received over 1 million views in its first week. ^[9]

Notable authors and presenters

Authors and presenters published by Ascension include Fr. Mike Schmitz, Jeff Cavins, Edward Sri, Matt Fradd, Jackie and Bobby Angel, Marcellino D’Ambrosio, Jason and Crystalina Evert, Tim Gray, Mark Hart, Sr. Miriam James Heidland, Fr. Josh Johnson, Danielle Bean, Fr. Sergio Serrano, Fr. Mark Toups, Christopher West, and Fr. Mark-Mary Ames.^[3][10]

See also

• Augustine Institute
• Ignatius Press
• Saint Benedict Press
• Word on Fire

References

1. 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. Myers, Joseph (23 February 2021). "As CEO, Strate rises to lead faith formation mission of Ascension". Catholic Philly. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
3. "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. "Authors & Presenters". Ascension. Retrieved 15 July 2024.

External links

• Ascension website

YouTube channels

• Ascension Presents
• Ascension Press
• La Biblia en un Año
• Sundays with Ascension
• The Bible in a Year
• The Catechism in a Year