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 Pennsylvania.

The altar design competition marks the second time that Catholic University students have designed furnishings for a papal visit to Washington -- they also did so for Pope Benedict XVI's visit.

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 ...

Mexican architect Abril Sanchez designed the 9-foot-tall altar that Pope Francis will kneel to pray for immigrants Wednesday.

An altar, ambo and chair made according to their design will be used at the outdoor papal Mass on Sept. 23 on the east steps of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in ...

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,” h… ...

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.

Research in Progress Description Design for an altar. The altar has a wide base of a richly veined marble and has four large statues of male Christian saints or martyrs. There is another sculpted ...

The more your altar effortlessly blends into your space, the more seamless your design will feel for your guests.

The Corona Altar is on display in Green-Wood’s Historic Chapel through the traditional Mexican holiday, Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead), until 2 November, and visitors are encouraged 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 ...