The ornate entrance to San Xavier Mission will soon get a much-needed facelift, thanks to a $749,000 grant from the National Park Service. Conservators for the late-18th-century church plan to ...

Jill Schildhouse Sitting just south of Tucson on the San Xavier Indian Reservation, Mission San Xavier del Bac (known as the White Dove of the Desert) is one of the finest examples of baroque ...

A historic mission south of Tucson known for its ornate white-and-tan exterior is getting a much-needed upgrade. The exterior of San Xavier del Bac, a mission that dates back to the 1700s ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — When entering San Xavier Mission School, you’re going to be immediately met with the sound of children learning. It’s a sound that has been gone the past two years ...

The Mission San Xavier del Bac dates back to the 1700s and depicts Tucson's Spanish-filled roots. The Sonoran Desert region has been home to Apache and other Native American peoples for centuries ...