The signs that wrap around the front pillars of the towering Basilica of Saint Mary announce: "150 Years." Visitors on a recent morning would find a group of faithful singing Advent prayers in the ...

When the Easter bells ring Sunday, they will include sounds from two of the most impressive religious structures in Minnesota — the Cathedral of St. Paul and the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis.

Like a fortress doing sentry duty for the Minneapolis-St. Paul Archdiocese, the Basilica of St. Mary has an entire city block all to itself. Topped by a copper dome bearing a 13-foot cross 280 ...