The doors of Saint Dunstan's Basilica in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island - installed during the Spanish Flu - have been conserved amid COVID-19. #Charlottetown #PEI #SpanishFlu #Covid #Restoration
On the restoration work at the National Shrine of The Divine Mercy in Stockbridge, Massachusetts: #Stockbridge #Massachusetts #SacredArchitecture #SacredArt #Restoration
Saint Mary’s School students in Alton, Illinois raised $1,355 for The Nickel Plate Train Station restoration project. The project has been a topic of interest among the junior high classes since English and history teacher Debbie Caulk – an Edwardsville native and historian – introduced her eighth-grade class to the significance of this historic railroad station. #Alton #Illinois #TrainStation #Restoration
Thanks to the generosity of the Parish of Saint Monica community during the Catholic Strong campaign, Saint Nicholas of Tolentine Church in Atlantic City, New Jersey will be standing strong for years to come. Throughout the Diocese of Camden, parishes are receiving 70% of the money raised for the diocesan-wide Catholic Strong campaign for their own projects and ministries, to strengthen their church. Thirty percent of the funds raised go toward the diocese’s coordination and
After a capital campaign that raised more gifts and pledges than expected, Saint Joseph's Church leaders in Bowling Green, Kentucky are ready for the start of a building project that is more restoration than renovation. #Catholic #Church #Restoration #BowlingGreen #Kentucky
After a restoration project that totaled nearly $7.2 million and stretched more than five years, the historic Saint Joseph's Church building in Topeka, Kansas is ready to receive worshipers once again. #Catholic #Church #Restoration #Topeka #Kansas
The French army general in charge of rebuilding fire-ravaged Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris says renovation work will begin in earnest later this year. #NotreDameFire #Church #Restoration #Paris #France
Mission Concepción, a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site in San Antonio, Texas closed its doors to begin a restoration project. Mission Concepción will undergo restoration work on the dome inside the sanctuary. #UNESCO #Catholic #Church #Restoration #SanAntonio #Texas
For more than two years, Rev. David Sanchez has led the way to collect money for the restoration of the steeples at Saint Joseph’s Church in Louisville, Kentucky. He said 73 percent of the donors are non-parishioners. #Catholic #SacredArchitecture #Restoration #Louisville #Kentucky
Images of the removal of Saint Andrew's Catholic Church as part of Phase Two in the ongoing restoration project at the Roanoke, Virginia landmark. #Catholic #Church #Restoration #Roanoke #Virginia
The wood and silver casket containing relics of Goa, India's patron Saint Francis Xavier will undergo restoration in 2020 at the hands of Aurangabad-based Science Branch of Archaeological Survey of India. #Goa #India #Jesuit #Saint #Restoration
The rector of Notre-Dame Cathedral says the Paris, France landmark is still so fragile that there’s a “50% chance” the structure might not be saved, because scaffolding installed before this year’s fire is threatening the vaults of the Gothic monument. #NotreDameCathedralFire #Catholic #Church #Restoration
Saint Matthew’s Church in Kalispell, Montana has set a goal to raise $1.5 million to upgrade aging infrastructure and create a more functional space beyond what insurance will pay to replace what was damaged by a May 12 fire. #Kalispell #Montana #Catholic #Church #Restoration
The Great Al-Tahira Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Bakhdida, Iraq remains charred black inside, five years after the Islamic State plundered and set it aflame; however, in 2020 the Syriac Catholic cathedral will be restored as Iraq’s largest Christian community fights to rebuild and regain what was lost. #Bakhdida #Iraq #SyriacCatholic #Christian #Cathedral #Restoration
The Armenian Catholic Cathedral of Our Mother of Mercy in the al-Telal neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria has reopened after restoration and renovation works to the damage caused by terrorists. #Aleppo #Syria #SacredArchitecture #Restoration #Preservation
Old Saint. Joseph’s Cemetery in Easton, Kansas, better known in the area as Old Kessler’s Cemetery, was forgotten for decades and is now partly restored. While researching his family history, Tim Wiedmaier had come across the names, the Church of the Holy Savior, Kessler’s Settlement and Kessler’s Cemetery. A student of history and a teacher, Wiedmaier was intrigued and began searching for the church, the cemetery, and the Kessler family in the region near the Platte River at
The Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence, Italy (the organization directing the Opera del Duomo or Cathedral Museum) recently announced the restoration of the Pietà Bandini, an immense sculpture by Michelangelo. #Michelangelo #Pieta #SacredArt #Restoration
Saint Augustine Catholic Church in Treme, Louisianna recently learned that more than $1 million has been raised to restore the historic building. It is recognized as the oldest black Catholic church in the country. #Treme #Louisiana #Catholic #Church #Restoration
Saint Hyacinth Church in La Salle, Illinois is considering work to its steeples and stained-glass windows. #LaSalle #Illinois #Catholic #Church #Restoration