San Xavier del Bac Mission is one of Arizona's oldest churches and the oldest intact European structure in the state. While it attracts thousands of visitors each year, San Xavier Del Bac Mission is ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — San Xavier del Bac Mission has been part of the Tohono O’odham Nation for more than 225 years. To maintain the working Catholic Church takes nonstop preservation efforts. The ...

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 ...

As news crews arrived at the Mission San Xavier del Bac on Thursday morning, seeking details on the black graffiti marring the historic church’s exterior, Christine Encinas watched from a few hundred ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — The San Xavier del bac Mission is a National Historical Landmark in Tucson, built between 1783 and 1797, and is part of the Tohono O’odham Nation. It’s made of low-fired brick, ...

Eleanor Eason, of Ocean City, visited with her friend Julia Johnson in San Tan Valley, Ariz. In the fall. They are shown here standing in front of the Xavier Del Bac Mission Church in Tucson, Ariz.

Learn everything about Francisco Eusebio Kino and the Mission San Xavier del Bac. In the late 1600s the Spanish Crown sent Catholic missionaries to northwest Mexico to pacify Indians and make the way ...

Just two hours away lies the second most populated city in Arizona. Tucson is widely known as a UNESCO City of Gastronomy, making it the first city in the United States to receive this designation.