Today the church’s marble altar sits on a massive 400-years-old tree trunk that was shipped from Ortisei, Italy, and believed to date back to the time and locale of St. Charles Borromeo. The ...

VISALIA, Calif. — The Diocese of Fresno in central California has dedicated St. Charles Borromeo, the largest parish church in North America, with Bishop Joseph Brennan presiding at the Feb. 2 ...

The new church has a capacity of 1,170 and a choir loft with 50 additional seats, according to St. Charles Parish's website. It's also an expansive space, with 33,000 square feet.

A church like St. Charles Borromeo, which is now the largest parish Church in North America, is exactly what was needed. The project came with a $21 million price tag.

The Benajah Fay family settled in the area in 1816. The largely rural community became a village in 1924, one year after St. Charles Borromeo Parish was established with 13 families. In 1931 ...

The new St. Charles Borromeo Church in Visalia, California, will be completed later in 2022. The building will be the largest in North America, seating 3,200 people.

Fresno Diocese Bishop Joseph V. Brennan, during the mass dedication of St. Charles Borromeo in Visalia on Feb. 2, 2023. It is now North America’s largest Catholic parish church.

Lehigh Valley Catholics get a last look at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, ... who is in his second year as St. Charles rector. In May 2019, church leaders sold the 73-acre campus to Main Line ...

St. Louis, Mo., Nov 4, 2022 / 06:00 am. St. Charles Borromeo, whose feast day the Catholic Church celebrates Nov. 4, was a cardinal and a prominent teacher of the Catholic faith.

Dubbed ‘the 12’ by their bishop, their collective presence has become a symbol of hope and renewal for a Church grappling ...