Known as the Dove of the Desert, San Xavier del Bac near Tucson, Ariz., is the finest example of Mexican Baroque Catholic church architecture in the United States.

Until the COVID-19 pandemic, many tourists visited San Xavier. Docents showed them around the church and grounds, Minkel said, which made it feel more like a museum than a worship space.

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, will ...

San Xavier del Bac, a national landmark Green said the importance of the mission goes beyond the local community, calling it “one of the nation’s more important heritage buildings.” ...

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.

The docent program is a child of the Patronato San Xavier, the 38-year-old nonprofit that sponsors restoration and preservation projects for the church, which is more than 200 years old.

Lewis grew up on the Tohono O'odham Nation and has always gone to mass at San Xavier. He has been doing restoration work on the church off and on since 1992. Now, it's a full-time job.

COVID-19 concerns will keep worshipers out of the main chapel at San Xavier Mission on Easter Sunday, but at least the view from in front of the church should be greatly improved.

TUCSON (AP) — The historic Mission San Xavier del Bac has been vandalized for the second time in a week. Two plaster statues near the front door of the 203-year-old mission's mortuary chapel ...

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