SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Because they help impart the Catholic faith to the world, Church buildings have a responsibility to reflect God’s beauty, says architect and author Duncan Stroik. “You learn your ...

Churches may be closing to the faithful amid the coronavirus outbreak, but the spiritual sustenance they provide continues with livestreamed Masses, prayer services and processions, which reveal the ...

While the Second Vatican Council has produced great fruit for the Catholic Church, it must be admitted that there have also been some disastrous consequences. One of the most negative results has been ...

Houses of worship are often among the architectural gems in a community, and Fargo-Moorhead is no different. From simple to intricate, from old to contemporary, our region is home to a variety of ...

Holy Name Cathedral in Steubenville, Ohio, first constructed in 1890 and extensively rebuilt in 1957. (Wikimedia Commons) Anyone who has spent time in a Catholic church of any architectural style has ...

Burnt down in 2009, the beautiful Vaaler church from 1805 has been designed as a new church by WE Architecture. Meant to provide symbolic landmark to succeed the old building, the new Vaaler church is ...

Church architecture has become a frontline of the liturgy wars as Catholic churches undergo re-renovations. Michael DeSanctis, a church building consultant and theology professor, is not pleased.

Lisa Anne Auerbach, Brookwood Church, Simpsonville, SC (2016) (all images courtesy the artist) It turned out that Auerbach had, in fact, seen plenty of megachurches while driving around the country, ...

First off, we’ll have to define “church” — which is like picking a fight in a place that’s been nastily stereotyped as a welcome mat for way-out-there sects, like the 1920s mother-daughter cult ...

This bold new design transforms a historic Dutch church into a swimming pool, where you can “walk on water” and lifeguards sit in the former pulpit. “Imagine swimming the backstroke with a view of a ...