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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In designing an altar for Pope Francis’ visit this week to the United States, Litchfield native John Homer set out to create something that would have both “artistic and theological depth,” he said.