While the holidays are often a time for friends and family, they also can invite quiet and reflection. If you live anywhere ...

All four missions are still active Catholic parishes and churches. In 2015, the United Nations designated San Antonio's missions as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, recognizing their "outstanding ...

Some churches have developed apartment complexes ... s Seminary and other buildings owned by the Archdiocese of San Antonio near Mission Concepción for 228 apartments — generated controversy ...

One of these expeditions, in 1774, was specially ordered by the Spanish Viceroy Antonio Bucareli ... Life in the San Francisco-Monterey Bay Area (Berkeley: Heyday Books, 1978). Spearman, Arthur, S.J.

If there's one thing San Antonio is known for, it's the Alamo. Once a Franciscan mission, it was here that ... Visit the Alamo Church on your own or by guided tour, and then check out the many ...

Many mission buildings now include both parish churches and museums and are popular tourist attractions ... California - 1722" National Museum of American History Picture postcard, "Mission San ...

Bearing the history of Texas itself, the Mission San Antonio de Valero (known as the ... which had survived virtually intact from the Catholic church. In 1905 it bought the other buildings ...

Dia de los Muertos reminds the souls of our loved ones that we remember you and honor you, similar to All Souls Day, when Catholics observe the commemoration of all the faithful departed.

San Antonio’s River Walk now extends a full 15 miles, including an 8-mile stretch south of downtown known as Mission Reach connecting ... up to enter the historic church building.

Cultural celebrations and country music also are among the weekend’s highlights in and around San Antonio. Here’s a look: ...

Among the church’s Global Mission activities is sponsoring a social worker at Cameroon Foyer de l’Esperance, a school and ...

Hill Country Council for the Arts, 102 City Park Road, Boerne Nov. 9, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Nov. 10, noon-6 p.m. Rolling Oaks Mall, ...