And like its Roman counterpart, the Basilica of St. Josaphat features a cross-shaped floor plan, as well as a massive copper dome. Along with its impressive exterior, the interior is decorated ...

Italian artist Gonippo Raggi, born in Rome in 1875, was brought in to decorate the interior of the church ... large historic building like the Basilica of St. Josaphat, which recently undertook ...

A crowd of families, friars, benefactors and schoolchildren cheered Saturday evening as a flipped switch illuminated the dome of the Basilica of St. Josaphat. Aside from a test run a few weeks ...

In 1926, Italian artist Gonippo Raggi helped complete the decoration of the church's interior and three years later, Pope Pius XI declares St. Josaphat a basilica, making it the third in the U.S ...

In a city dotted with steeples and infused with Catholic tradition, the Basilica of St. Josaphat stood out. Modeled after St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, its 220-foot-high copper dome was only ...

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett talks with a group of attendees at the Basilica of Saint Josaphat dome lighting. Expand to read more Margaret Naczek The Basilica of St. Josaphat at 2333 S. Sixth St ...

For more than a hundred years, the Basilica of St. Josaphat has been a landmark on Milwaukee’s South Side. The building has been central to the spiritual life of the largest Polish Catholic ...

Susan Rabe, the president and chief executive officer of the St. Josaphat Basilica Foundation ... adding air conditioning and new interior lighting, and the many other projects.

This photo, taken in 1898 by J. Conklin, shows the construction of The Basilica of St. Josaphat on Milwaukee’s south side. Ground was broken in 1896 and the basilica was completed in 1901.

"We relit the interior of the church ... visitor center, and more. Basilica of St. Josaphat "We have to be able to get there quickly, know the way to those spaces before it's too dangerous ...

MILWAUKEE -- The St. Josaphat Basilica Foundation announced plans on Wednesday, Sept. 4 to unveil a new system that will illuminate the building’s iconic dome. The Dome Lighting Ceremony ...

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (CBS 58)-- The Basilica of St. Josaphat on Milwaukee’s south side is trying to raise more than a half of a million dollars to install a new state-of-the-art fire system.