A fire has destroyed much of the 249-year-old San Gabriel Mission Church in San Gabriel, California, one of California’s most historic landmarks. #SacredArchitecture #ChurchFire #SanGabriel #California

A £3.5m appeal has been launched to restore St Walburge's Church of Preston, England, opened in 1854. Designed by noted Victorian architect Joseph Hansom, only Salisbury and Norwich cathedrals have taller spires. #CatholicArchitecture #SacredArchitecture #England #HistoricPreservation

Two teenagers who spray-painted the side of Saint Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City have been arrested. #SacredArchitecture #ChurchVandalism #NewYorkCity #NewYork

Work has begun on the renovation of Saint Mary's Church, located between the Chinook tunnel and the Astoria-Megler Bridge, a few feet from the Columbia River in McGowan, Washington. #CatholicArchitecture #SacredArchitecture #ChurchRestoration #HistoricPreservation

On the Geode Grotto of Jasper, Indiana: #Jasper #Indiana #SacredSite #SacredArchitecture

The statue of the Virgin Mary has been reinstalled on top of Saint Mary’s Cathedral Basilica in Galveston, Texas after the statue was refurbished. #SacredArchitecture #HistoricPreservation #Galveston #Texas

The story of the Marian National Shrine and Our Lady of the Grotto of Melliena, in Malta: #SacredArchitecture #MarianShrine #Malta

On the restoration of Silver City, Minnesota's Saint Vincent de Paul Church: #Catholic #SacredArchitecture #ChurchRestoration #Minnesota

The $200,000 restoration of Saint Bernard in Cologne, Minnesota was funded by two lifelong parishioners, brothers Leon and Adrian Wickenhauser. #SacredArt #SacredArchitecture #Catholic #ChurchRestoration #Minnesota

On virtual church tours: #Catholic #SacredArchitecture #VirtualTour

After nearly two years, Guardian Angels Church in Manistee County, Michigan is officially part of the National Register of Historic Places. #Catholic #SacredArchitecture #Michigan #HistoricLandmark

On the Pantheon (The Basilica of Saint Mary of the Martyrs) in Rome, Italy: #SacredArchitecture #Pantheon #Rome #Italy

The Diocese of Toledo, Ohio, which last used Saint Anthony’s for liturgical services in 2005, planned to tear down the church and build a community center in its place. After protracted negotiations, the diocese donated the property to the land bank. Ideas suggested for its reuse during a two-hour community meeting last summer included a health-and-wellness center, a museum, and an educational gaming facility. #HistoricPreservation #ToledoOhio #SacredArchitecture

The Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem, Israel has closed and has no definite timeline for reopening. This is the first time in nearly 700 years the holy site has closed for an extended period due to disease. #HolySepulcher #Jeruslaem #Israel #SacredArchitecture #Catholic

On the historic Church of Saint Peter in Brownsville, Pennsylvania: #Catholic #SacredArchitecture #Brownsville #Pennsylvania

On the Kon Tum Wooden Cathedral in Vietnam, the oldest in the Central Highlands: #SacredArchitecture #Vietnam

On the architecture of William Heyer: #SacredArchitecture #Ohio

The Catholic cathedral dedicated to the Assumption of Mary and to the Hungarian kings Saint Stephen and Saint Ladislaus dates back to the 11th century. It is among the historic buildings damaged by a 5.3-magnitude earthquake that rocked Zegreb, Croatia. #Zegreb #Croatia #Catholic #SacredArchitecture #Earthquake

On the restoration work at the National Shrine of The Divine Mercy in Stockbridge, Massachusetts: #Stockbridge #Massachusetts #SacredArchitecture #SacredArt #Restoration

The Wisconsin Way links the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help, near Green Bay, with the Basilica and National Shrine of Mary Help of Christians (popularly known as “Holy Hill”), northwest of Milwaukee. #SacredArchitecture #Pilgrimage #GreenBay #Milwaukee #Wisconsin #WisconsinWay #HolyHill