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 ...

A team of Catholic University of America (CUA) students have won the contest to design an altar Pope Francis will use at his outdoor Mass in Washington D.C. this fall. The winning students will have a ...

The crowd of people who will gather at Pope Francis' open-air Mass in Washington in September won't be able to experience the interior beauty of the Basilica of the National Shine of the Immaculate ...

JUAREZ — Worn, tattered shoes will lay at the center of the 9-foot cross-shaped altar where Pope Francis will pray for immigrants Wednesday, symbolizing the souls of those who died on their journey ...

For most graduating college seniors, the final weeks of school focus on exams, saying goodbyes and looking to their next steps in life. But for three seniors studying architecture at The Catholic ...

There is something brutal, modest and pure about St John Chrysostom Church in Peckham, says designer Max Lamb, who has created a new altar, sanctuary floor, altar candleholders and a Paschal ...

Consider the challenge of designing a Catholic Church’s retablo or apse, the semi-circular wall paneling where the crucified Christ and the altar are located. Written by: Cathy Cañares-Yamsuan ...

Pope Francis will pray for immigrants in solitude Small altar constructed a few feet away from fence that divides Mexico, United States JUAREZ — Worn, tattered shoes will lay at the center of the ...