The exterior of San Xavier del Bac, a mission that dates back to the 1700s, will undergo a rehabilitation process to preserve the original plaster.

Cleanup crews are at the scene removing the graffiti. The graffiti happened late Wednesday night. The 18th century mission, at 1950 W. San Xavier Road, receives 200,000 visitors per year.

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — San Xavier del Bac Mission is an 'Absolutely Arizona' story 225 years in the making. But it's actually an ever-changing story, thanks to ongoing renovations.

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Mission San Xavier in Tucson is set to undergo its biggest preservation project in more than a decade. The Arizona Daily Star reports that scaffolding could go up by late ...

The ornate facade at the entrance to San Xavier Mission will soon get a much-needed facelift, thanks to a $749,000 grant from the National Park Service.

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) — Tragic accident on Interstate 19 near San Xavier Mission has resulted in the death of a Tucson man. The 60-year-old man was struck and killed by an elderly female driver ...

For several generations, the family of Olivia Gallego has worshiped at Mission San Xavier del Bac. There’s another connection, too: A great uncle was an architect who worked on a restoration ...

Mission San Xavier del Bac is located about 10 miles from downtown Tucson. It is open to the public every day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., but if you happen to pop in during a service, remember to be ...

San Xavier del Bac's history goes back centuries. In 1692, Italian missionary Father Eusebio Kino visited the southern Arizona village of Wa:k —the "village of water" — for the first time.

Mission San Xavier was built between 1783 and 1797, but the east tower was never finished. Its kiln-fired adobe bricks were left unplastered, its matching dome and lantern forever absent.

Church officials discovered the vandalism at the San Xavier Mission at sunrise Thursday. The graffiti was on the front and sides of the building, which is undergoing a years-long renovation.