PRICE HILL – The Rev. Andrew Umberg wasn’t going to let his inability to sew stop him from creating beautiful altar pieces for his parish. Over the past several years, Umberg, who is the pastor at St.

“The altar is divided into three sections with a statue of St. Joseph at the head,” Henry explained. “These sections of the altar represent what Catholics believe to be the Holy Trinity — God 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 ...

Even fruit and berries are acceptable adornments all year, and the cherry is particularly suitable for Lent because, as Saint Augustine noted, its red pulp is a powerful symbol of Christ’s passion and ...

The 20-ton, ornate Italian marble altar that once graced the recently razed Holy Trinity Lithuanian Church in Wilkes-Barre is being reassembled for a new life 1,200 miles away at St. Mary’s Catholic ...

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 ...

Preparations are underway for the return of the traditional St. Joseph’s Altar at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Denham Springs that will once again be open to the public after two years of ...

Altar server Shaniah Chavez holds a candle as she participates in the opening procession during the Easter Vigil at St. John the Evangelist Church in Center Moriches, N.Y., April 8, 2023. (OSV News ...

The front panel of the Crusader high altar as it looks today. Around two thirds of the original stone slab have been preserved. The altar was decorated with two figures, so-called quincunx. With five ...