BETHEL PARK, Pa. (AP) - When Pope Francis celebrates outdoor Mass in Washington this September, he'll be using a custom-made altar and papal chair designed by an architecture student from Western ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...