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.

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...