Apr 30, 2015
By John Patrick. Mission San Xavier del Bac has been standing in the Sonoran Desert since 1797. Now, one of Southern Arizona’s most iconic landmarks, is in for a much needed makeover. Click here to view the story.
Apr 29, 2015
By Jennifer Delacruz. One of Southern Arizona’s most historic landmarks is in for a major makeover. Construction on San Xavier Mission was completed back in 1797, when George Washington was still in office. Click here to view the story.
Apr 27, 2015
By Fernanda Echavarri. Patronato is launching a $3 million fundraising campaign.The funds will be used to restore the east tower of the Mission, which is expected to take five years, said Barbara Peck, member of the board of directors for the Patronato. Listen to the...
Apr 27, 2015
Efforts to restore the East Tower of the Mission San Xavier del Bac are now underway with the campaign to raise the necessary funds taking a public focus. To date, Patronato’s White Dove Campaign has raised more than $800,000 of the $3 million project goal to restore...
Apr 26, 2015
By Johanna Willett. Standing on the east tower of Mission San Xavier del Bac, Bob Vint’s fingers graze the cracking plaster. If Vint, the architect for the mission’s restoration, has anything to say about it, this tower will finally get its due after being an...
Apr 22, 2015
2015 Photos by A.E. Araiza. Photos of Mission San Xavier del Bac taken in 1940 and 2015. Click here to see photo gallery.
