Mass is celebrated earlier this year at The Holy Spirit Catholic Mission in Washoe Valley, Nevada, before a rampant wildfire on Sept. 7, 2024, destroyed the church, which held the only Latin Mass ...

Crews were called to the fire at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Maria Stein around 2:30 p.m., according to Joe Hartings, Chickasaw Volunteer Fire Department fire chief.

In the ashes of the Holy Spirit Catholic Mission, there were charred choir bells and crosses. And still standing was the 5-foot-tall statue of the Virgin Mary that has stood outside for decades ...