SAN FERNANDO CATHEDRAL

The famous light show at San Fernando Cathedral is back after a brief hiatus.

The display had been on hiatus since January so crews could work on the roof of the cathedral.

Scaffolding will remain around San Fernando Cathedral until all roof repairs are complete, likely in March. The Saga video installation will return at that time.

The former head of the catholic church, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, was honored Wednesday with a special mass at San Fernando Cathedral ahead of his funeral mass in Rome.

A popular event in downtown San Antonio won’t be taking place for the next few months due to construction.

A Mass to remember the life of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Wednesday at San Fernando Cathedral.

San Antonio Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller held a special mass to honor Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at the San Fernando Cathedral Sunday.

Sunday marks the first day of Advent, the first of four Sundays before Christmas.

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1 Watson will offer beer and wine from Texas vineyards, and many cocktails will feature Texas-made bourbon, vodka and gin.

Another free Día de los Muertos celebration will be taking place in San Antonio this week.

There’s a free fall festival taking place in downtown San Antonio this Saturday.

Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller calls on Catholics to create the political incentives for elected representatives to fulfill their duty to pass comprehensive immigration reform.

In an interview with The Texas Tribune, the Roman Catholic prelate cited the school shooting in Uvalde, an intensified narcotics trade and the deaths of 53 migrants in a tractor-trailer in San Antonio. He urged comprehensive immigration reform.

Hundreds of people were gathered in prayer inside the San Fernando Cathedral on Thursday evening, mourning the deaths of 53 migrants inside of a tractor-trailer.

Mayor Ron Nirenberg and Congressman Joaquin Castro were also in attendance.

Thousands of spectators are expected to line the streets of downtown San Antonio on Good Friday to witness the annual Passion Play, a dramatic recreation of the trial and crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

“Right now, I cannot be in Ukraine. I wish to be able to do something more concrete there, but prayer unites us. Prayer helps us to be one mind and one heart,” said Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller, of the Archdiocese of San Antonio.

Opinion: The San Antonio spiritual leader has found his place in the digital age, sending out homilies from a virtual pulpit.

Courtesy Xavier de RichmontMain Plaza's entrancing art installation, "The Saga," is returning after showings were canceled during the summer in response to the spike in COVID-19 cases. French artist Xavier de Richemont's 24-minute historic journey, "San Antonio | The Saga," tells the story of the city's settlement and development. It is usually projected on the 300-year-old San Fernando Cathedral on Tuesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays year-round, "rain or shine," as the website promises. The light show took an unprecedented break in July for the first time in its six-year history due to the pandemic.

SAN ANTONIO Some churches in San Antonio reopened on Sunday, which marked the first day of mass at Catholic churches since the COVID-19 pandemic began. However, he announced last Monday that churches could now reopen. San Antonio Catholic churches make changes in preparation for reopeningOn Sunday, families attending San Fernando Cathedral could be seen social distancing and wearing masks. The archbishop said he wants parishioners to know they are doing all they can to keep them safe. Those in attendance were asked to wash their hands and materials for services, such as Bibles, were not handed out on site.

The week saw positive cases in San Antonio increase from 723 to 992, a 37 percent increase, and deaths from 27 to 38, a 40 percent increase. Starting Monday, people in San Antonio and Bexar County must wear cloth face coverings in public spaces. Calls for housing assistance have jumped from an average of 47 per week before the pandemic to 5,300 last week, said Assistant City Manager Lori Houston. The San Antonio Food Bank continued to experience record demand for assistance from unprecedented numbers of families. San Antonio author Shea Serrano demonstrated the power of one with a social media call to action that raised more than $100,000 for the San Antonio Food Bank.

Joe Nick Garza no longer attends Mass in San Fernando Cathedral, the historic heartbeat of Catholicism in San Antonio. The clergy have been especially busy during Holy Week, leading up to Easter, the holiest day on the Christian calendar. We must continue to do all that we can.After the Mass, retired mariachi trumpeter Garza seemed galvanized by the archbishops message. We should try to remove the stone, which he was speaking of metaphorically, that keeps us from being productive. But I thought the archbishops homily was just wonderful.Watch the Easter Sunday Mass at San Fernando Cathedral here.

The bells of San Fernando Cathedral rang for one minute at 9:20 Thursday morning as San Antonio observed a moment of silence to memorialize those who have lost their lives to COVID-19 and to honor health care workers. Three of them Councilwoman Adriana Rocha Garcia (D4), Councilman Roberto Trevio (D1), and Councilwoman Jada Andrews-Sullivan (D2) attended the meeting via Skype. In Bexar County, the coronavirus has infected 231 residents and killed nine. When we see first responders and health care workers among those being infected, its important for us to pause and recognize that, Nirenberg said. This is a virus that is indiscriminately infecting people of every demographic and ability and level of health.Senior reporter Iris Dimmick contributed to this article.

Archdiocese of San Antonio temporarily stops distributing sacramental wine due to coronavirusCatholic clergy and faithful exit after Mass at San Fernando Cathedral to participate in a march on Saturday, June 2, 2018. The Archdiocese of San Antonio will temporarily stop distributing sacramental wine due to concerns about the coronavirus. less Catholic clergy and faithful exit after Mass at San Fernando Cathedral to participate in a march on Saturday, June 2, 2018. The Archdiocese of San Antonio will temporarily stop distributing sacramental wine ... more Photo: Billy Calzada, Staff / San Antonio Express-News Photo: Billy Calzada, Staff / San Antonio Express-News Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Archdiocese of San Antonio temporarily stops distributing sacramental wine due to coronavirus 1 / 1 Back to GalleryThe Archdiocese of San Antonio will temporarily stop distributing sacramental wine because of concerns about the coronavirus. More than 120 evacuees from the Diamond Princess cruise ship will leave their quarantine at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland on Tuesday.

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SAN ANTONIO - Bexar County Sheriff's Office K-9 officers and mounted patrol units were blessed by the archbishop of the Archdiocese of San Antonio at the San Fernando Cathedral in downtown on Friday. It was a "unique and first of its kind blessing of the K-9s," according to a press release from the sheriff's office. READ MORE: Retired military dogs in San Antonio up for adoption"Oftentimes K9 teams are placed in the most dangerous situations while on patrol, be it searching for a suspect or clearing a residence where an unknown threat may exist," the release reads. All the horses in the mounted patrol unit are rescued and named for fallen officers, the sheriff's office said. Sheriff tears up describing K-9 Chucky's sacrifice in highway standoffCopyright 2019 by KSAT - All rights reserved.

A crowd gathered in front of San Fernando Cathedral on Wednesday evening to honor the 22 lives lost and the 24 people injured in a shooting at a Walmart in El Paso. Copyright 2019 by KSAT - All rights reserved.

A crowd gathered in front of San Fernando Cathedral on Wednesday evening to honor the 22 lives lost and the 24 people injured in a shooting at a Walmart in El Paso. Copyright 2019 by KSAT - All rights reserved.