Matthew Hoffman of Bethel Park, whose team won first place in a national contest to design the altar for Pope Francis during the pope's first visit to the U.S. in September, stands next to a pair of ...
One of the largest medieval altars on record was recently rediscovered at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem — a holy Christian site where Jesus was crucified and believed to have been ...
Just a decade ago, few observers of the Catholic architectural scene would have predicted a comeback of traditional-looking churches like those currently being constructed in parish communities across ...
CLYDE - Visitors walking into St. Mary Catholic Church in Clyde may notice matching back and front altars in the sanctuary. The wooden altars, with intricate carvings and identical wood, appear to ...
Workers from Rich Murray Granite and Marble Works dismantle the altar at Holy Cross Catholic Church in preparation of moving it on Tuesday. Workers from Rich Murray Granite and Marble Works lift the ...
We’ve all heard about the soaring cost of the St. Patrick’s Cathedral renovation. But over in Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn, the Holy Name of Jesus Church is going through a far more modest but no less ...
Artist Rafael del Casal might be known more for his commissioned portraits of Filipino women in their formal finery. During the second TernoCon held last year, mere weeks before the pandemic enforced ...
The Catholic University of America announced Tuesday that a trio of students has won its competition to design the altar on which Pope Francis will celebrate Mass during his visit to the nation’s ...
In Tiverton, R.I., when some parishioners suggested returning altar rails to the sanctuary of Holy Ghost Catholic Church, Father Jay Finelli gladly accepted, little knowing shortly thereafter the Pope ...