SAN ANTONIO – As of Sunday afternoon, Mission Concepción, a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site in San Antonio, closed its doors to begin a restoration project. Mission Concepción will undergo some ...

SAN ANTONIO – Visitors and parishioners crowded into one of the city's oldest structures Tuesday evening to see an explosion of light. The once-a-year event that not many San Antonians have ever seen ...

Don’t Miss a Moment. Join 30,000 locals who stay current on San Antonio news, culture, and events. Get our free newsletters in your inbox three times a week. The frescoes in Mission Concepción were ...

Mission Nuestra Señora de la Purísima Concepción de Acuña, or Mission Concepción, one of the most heavily visited missions in San Antonio, has twin bell towers and colorful frescoes. Located at 807 ...

One of the nation’s oldest stone churches is getting badly needed care this month from a hands-on specialist who has learned, through modern detective work in masonry, about its original construction.

Local developer 210 Development Group is seeking permission from local officials Wednesday to exceed height restrictions, which were originally established around the missions as part of the effort to ...

San Antonio went with a larger-than-life idea for the tricentennial. Three separate fireworks displays lit up the sky, all synchronized using satellite technology. People watched from Concepcion Park, ...

SAN ANTONIO — Crews are working to save a piece of history. Mission Concepcion is closed to the public and preservation projects are underway at the church, one of the four Mission Churches that ...

A couple of clunky air conditioning units cool San Antonio’s Mission Concepción, but the units’ condensation and decades of humidity and rain have taken a toll on the structure and its art. San ...

Local developer 210 Development Group wants to take more time to review comments made by city staff on the four-story, 240-unit apartment complex, which would be on land formerly occupied by the St.

Don’t Miss a Moment. Join 30,000 locals who stay current on San Antonio news, culture, and events. Get our free newsletters in your inbox three times a week. The proposed apartment complex borders ...

This month marks the 255th anniversary of the dedication of Mission Concepción, near San Antonio, considered by many historians to be the oldest unrestored church in the United States. In an effort to ...