Ascension Newsroom

Press Releases

1/3/23
“Catechism In a Year” Debuts #1 on Apple as “Bible in a Year” Hits #3

12/22/22
“Bible in a Year” Hits 430M Downloads, Grows by 48%, Climbs to #16 on Apple Chart

6/29/22
Updated Fact Sheet for “The Bible in a Year” Podcast Reveals 6.8B Total Listening Minutes; 750k Avg Daily Downloads

1/4/22
“The Bible in a Year” goes global as world’s #1 podcast in Religion & Spirituality (Chartable)

1/1/22
“The Bible in a Year” podcast hits #1 in America AGAIN; changes lives

12/21/21
Latest Stats for “The Bible in a Year”

10/1/21
“The Bible in a Year” Voted Top Podcast in Religion and Spirituality at “The People’s Choice” Podcast Awards

8/9/21
Ascension Brings “The Bible in a Year” to “Ascension Presents,” the #1 Catholic YouTube Channel in English

1/20/21
“The Bible in a Year” is the Perfect Podcast for the Upcoming Jan. 24 “Sunday of the Word of God”

1/14/21
“Bible in a Year” Still #1 Podcast on Apple; Latest Numbers

1/5/21
Fr. Mike Schmitz’s “Bible in a Year” is #1 Podcast in USA; Hits 1 Million Downloads

12/22/20
Fr. Mike Schmitz’s New Podcast Hits #1 on Apple’s Religion and Spirituality Chart Ahead of January Launch

12/17/20
2021’s Top New Year’s Resolution for Catholics: Read the “Bible in a Year” with Fr. Mike Schmitz

Fact Sheets &
Bios & Logos

Nov 2022 BIY Fact Sheet

Aug 2022 BIY Fact Sheet

Dec 2021 BIY Fact Sheet

Fr. Mike Schmitz Bio

Jeff Cavins Bio

The Great Adventure Catholic Bible Press Kit

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Ascension Fact Sheet

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The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) Ad

Interview with Ben Shapiro (The Daily Wire)

Interview with Cy Kellet (Catholic Answers)

Interview with Matt Fradd (Pints with Aquinas)

Interview with Fox5 (New York, NY)

video courtesy of Fox 5 New York, air date 1/5/21

1st Interview with KARE11 (Minneapolis, MN)

2nd Interview with KARE11 (Minneapolis, MN)

Bonus episode with Jeff Cavins

Interview on CFN Live!

video courtesy of Catholic Faith Network, NY, air date 12/29/20