Ascension: Catholic Bible

🇺🇸 United States
Ascension Publishing Group  | 
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4.8
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Last Update
Nov 12, 2025
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$9.99 - 64.99

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Ascension: Catholic Bible
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Bible, Catechism, Study, Saints, Mass Readings, Rosary, Prayer, Bible in a Year
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** The #1 Catholic Bible App** Designed to help Catholics read and understand the Bible, learn the teachings and tradition of the Catholic Church, and grow to live the life God is calling them to more fully. Featuring the most popular Catholic Bible in America, the Great Adventure Catholic Bible, with the one-of-a-kind Bible Timeline® learning system that has helped hundreds of thousands of Catholics finally read AND understand God’s Word. TOP FEATURES ADVENT STUDY Join Fr. Mike Schmitz, host of The Bible in a Year Podcast, for a special Advent study series called Waiting Well, only available in the Ascension App. From November 30—December 25, Fr. Mike shares daily video reflections, with reflection questions, scripture verses, and other bonus content to help you get the most out of the Advent season. PRAY THE ROSARY Fr. Mike Schmitz, Fr. Mark-Mary Ames, Jeff Cavins, the Sisters of Life, and Paul Rose lead recordings of the Joyful, Luminous, Sorrowful, and Glorious mysteries of the Rosary. Pray in English or Latin, with options to chant the prayers. DAILY MASS READINGS + REFLECTIONS Read the official Daily Mass readings and watch reflections from trusted Catholic presenters who dive deeper to unpack the readings each day. Pray also with guided lectio divina prompts directly in the app. THE GREAT ADVENTURE CATHOLIC BIBLE Read the full-text of the Great Adventure Catholic Bible, listen on audio with recordings from Fr. Mike Schmitz, get answers to 1000+ most-asked questions about the Bible, and dive deeper into each book and verse with the Bible Timeline® learning system and the Bible Guide. PREP FOR SUNDAY MASS Watch or listen to recordings of Fr. Mike Schmitz’s homilies and watch Encountering the Word where Bible scholar Jeff Cavins provides historical, Biblical, and spiritual context to the readings at Sunday Mass. “IN A YEAR” PODCASTS Get the best experience of the Bible in a Year, Catechism in a Year, and Rosary in a Year podcasts, with additional content, prayer aides, transcripts, answered questions, linked references and Bible verses, and more! STUDY PLANS Browse from 80+ study plans taught by leading Catholic presenters, including Fr. Mike Schmitz, Jeff Cavins, Dr. Edward Sri, Sarah Christmeyer, Jackie Francois Angel, and many others. Study plans are a companion to help you understand the Bible better, learn more about Catholic teaching, and strengthen you to more fully live the life God is calling you to. SAINT OF THE DAY Read daily reflections on the lives of the saints, following the memorials and feast days on the liturgical calendar. CATHOLIC PRAYERS Discover novenas, litanies, guided lectio divina and visio divina experiences, and more! SUBSCRIPTION PRICING AND TERMS All users can access the full text of the Bible, the full text of the Catechism, Daily Mass readings and reflections of the day, the full Rosary with all recorded voices, and all Ascension podcasts in the app for free. To access all content and programs in the Ascension App, Ascension offers two auto-renewing subscription options: $8.99 per month $59.99 per year (Please note these prices are for users in the USA) Your Ascension subscription will renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can go to your Apple account settings to manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew. Your account will be charged when the purchase is confirmed. Please contact us at support@ascensionpress.com if you have any issues or questions. Privacy policy: 'https://ascensionpress.com/pages/app-privacy-policy' Terms and conditions: 'https://ascensionpress.com/pages/terms-and-conditions'}
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Some Latest Reviews

Alyssa Rossi
23 Dec, 2025
5
As someone new to the faith, confirming Easter 2026, this app is a wonderful way to learn about everything. I especially enjoy that I can learn about the Saint of the day, to find my confirming Saint.
Dave Auchter
22 Dec, 2025
4
I have had the same experience as Susan S. I think Ascension has been hacked and I'm not sure updating the app works on a Samsung tablet.
Oskar Jarkowski
21 Dec, 2025
4
I am really glad that I found a Bible app that is designed for Catholics. It has very clean interface, full New American Bible with both text and audio (fantastic, vivid Fr. Mike's voice!). The only problem is that the audio player itself is very buggy: when I click the button to start, nothing happens. Then, when I wait about 10 seconds it starts and I can't stop it. When transitioning between chapters it also doesn't work correctly. Besides that major bug, great app!
Sandra Marie Denise
20 Dec, 2025
2
this app lets you mark the podcasts that you've completed and it's supposed to automatically go to the next but it repeats itself and will repeat a podcast over and over and I have to go in and manually change it which makes it terrible for driving.
Vicky Bartley
20 Dec, 2025
3
I have asked twice now why the glossary for the catechism keeps closing the app but everything else works. I enjoy praying with app.
Cecil DSouza
19 Dec, 2025
1
No value for my money Only Superficial information No Depth of Scriptures I came for that I didn't get what I wanted
Rocio Reyes
19 Dec, 2025
5
Wonderful way of getting your daily Scriptures without needing to carry around a Bible.
Robert Earl
19 Dec, 2025
5
this reviewer uses the playback speed at 0.75 (minimum) especially Fr. Mike, for an ‘andante’ pace and better comprehension. it looks like the Holy Rosary audio can likewise be adjusted. 🙌🏻
Debbie Martinez
15 Dec, 2025
5
I love whatever I'm listening to. I have a great feeling after the readings.

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Rating:
4.84
Voted: 1.41M
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Categories: Books & Reference
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iAP: 9.99 - 64.99 $
Installs: 416.26K
App Age: 2 years 6 months
Release Date: Jun 20, 2023
Last Update: Nov 12, 2025
Version: 1.15.6
Version history
1.15.6
Nov 12, 2025
Discover more with the new Explore section — browse themed collections and find content you’ll love.
1.15.4
Nov 05, 2025
Updated onboarding, podcast descriptions and added daily reflection bookmarks.
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