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Father Jack Wall is President of CatholicExtension and the Pastor at Old SaintPatrick’s Church in Chicago.Chicago philanthropist Richard H.Driehaus is supporting the rebuildingof neglected churches in underfundedareas. After being asked by Father JackWall, a priest at Old Saint Patrick’schurch in Chicago where Driehaus isa parishioner, the Richard H. DriehausCharitable Lead Trust matches 500 giftsper year of $1,000 to Wall’s nonprofitorganization, Catholic Extension. Witha strong donor base in Chicago, CatholicExtension has built over 12,000 churchesacross the country. Driehaus, who haspreviously donated to Saint IgnatiusCollege Prep, DePaul University, andOld Saint Patrick’s, says he considers hisdonations an investment in the future.Photo: Artefaqs, flickr.comA Vatican exhibition exploring the art,science, and spirituality of Barcelona’s LaSagrada Familia Basilica was on displayin the colonnade of Saint Peter’s Squarefrom November 24 through January 15.Lluis Cardinal Martinez of Barcelona, inRome for the inauguration of the exhibit,explained that it presents “another of thecontributions of Christian faith whichthe Church has made over the centuriesto the world of culture, art, and beauty.”The display was divided into threesections, which focused respectively onthe art, science, and spirituality of Gaudi’sdesign. Drawings for the façade anddesigns for the stained glass windowswere also displayed. The exhibitionwas accompanied by a colloquium onDecember 12 entitled “Architecture:symbolism and sacredness a centuryafter Gaudi.” Architect Maria AntonietaCrippa moderated the event, andaddresses were given by GianfrancoCardinal Ravasi, president of thePontifical Council for Culture, andarchitect Mario Botta.Architect Renzo Piano designed the newnuns’ dwellings, guest house and visitorcenter at Notre Dame du Haut, Ronchamp.Photo: Michel Denance, Metalocus.esNewsHoly Apostles College and Seminaryin Cromwell, CT, recently completed anew chapel dedicated to Mary, Queen ofthe Apostles. The 10,000-square-foot, $4million chapel was designed by architectDon Hammerberg Associates and builtby Sullivan Brothers, LLC. It replaces atemporary chapel that could hold only80 of the Seminary’s nearly 400 students.The new chapel has an octagonal designwith a cathedral ceiling that replicates afifth-century Byzantine design. BishopMichael R. Cote of Norwich presidedat the dedication of the chapel, whichhas since been used for the celebrationof both the ordinary and extraordinaryforms of the liturgy.Photo: Middletownpress.comAn exhibit on the Basilica of the SagradaFamilia lasted for three months in thecolonnade at Saint Peter’s in Rome.Sacred Architecture Issue 21 2012Photo: gaudiroma.catA grand opening was held lastSeptember for Renzo Piano’s expansionof the chapel of Notre Dame du Hautin Ronchamp, France. When firstsuggested in 2008, the project was metwith protest by opponents who fearedthe new visitors’ center and convent forlocal Poor Clare nuns would distractfrom Le Corbusier’s iconic sculpturalarchitecture. To avoid this, Piano locatedthe oratory, the 9,700-square-foot nuns’dwellings, and the 4,800-square-footvisitors center in the side of a grassyslope leading up to the chapel. Pianobelieves his $16 million project enhancesthe chapel’s original purpose of religiousworship.A new altarpiece was unveiled at therecently restored Saint Joseph Churchin Crestline, Ohio. Entitled ‘The CalvaryTriptych’, the white oak Gothic retablewas designed by architect and parishnative, Daniel DeGreve, to fit aroundthe existing Crucifix and Modern-stylesunburst tableau, and features thepainted artwork of Craig GallagherLiturgical Art Studio of Minnesota.5