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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

An instructor and student at Carroll Community College have virtually built the altar to be used by Pope John Paul II when he says Mass at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Oct. 8. The key word is ...

An altar-inspired costume sketch for a design contest stirs debate on whether it undermines the sanctity of a national tradition. The contest is being held to choose Vietnam's national costume that ...

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 ...