- Iconic glass-paned church converted to Catholic cathedral
The Durango Herald | 8/17/2019
The cavernous house of worship is covered on the inside with quatrefoil window shades that send sunlight cascading across a stone altar, wooden pews and prominent steel crucifix
- Christ Cathedral’s Connection to Archbishop Sheen and Mother Angelica
National Catholic Register | 7/28/2019
Long before the July 17 dedication of Christ Cathedral as the Catholic cathedral of the Diocese of Orange, California, the 10,000-paned glass building and 52-acre campus completed in 1980 had a unique Catholic connection: a large bronze life-size statue of Archbishop Fulton Sheen.
- With Dedication Mass, Orange Diocese’s Christ Cathedral ‘Becomes Reality’
The Catholic Sun | 7/26/2019
Tim Strader believes Christ Cathedral of the Diocese of Orange “will become the most important Catholic cathedral in the United States, other than St. Patrick’s” in New York.
- Christ Cathedral’s Transformation Is an Act of Providence
National Catholic Register | 7/25/2019
The July 17 dedication of the new Christ Cathedral for the Diocese of Orange looked backward and forward: backward to discerning the providence of God at work in the unusual conversion of a Protestant televangelist’s iconic church — the Crystal Cathedral — into a Catholic cathedral; and forward to a renewed sense of mission for the diocese organized around the new cathedral.
- Crystal Cathedral, the original evangelical megachurch, has a conversion to Catholicism
The San Diego Union-Tribune | 7/24/2019
On Wednesday, the former Crystal Cathedral, a Southern California landmark that has long stood at the intersection of kitsch and postmodernism just three miles from Disneyland, was officially rededicated by the most unlikely of saviors: the Catholic Church.
- Christ Cathedral Dedication Week
OC Catholic | 7/19/2019
More than 2,000 people attended the Christ Cathedral Solemn Mass of Dedication on Wednesday July 17, 2019
- Christ Cathedral: The Renovation
OC Catholic | 7/19/2019
From the 11,000 panes of glass to the monumental scaffolding to the crux gemmata, the years-long renovation is now complete
- Christ Cathedral Campus
OC Catholic | 7/19/2019
The 34-acre campus of Christ Cathedral includes seven iconic structures and an ecumenical cemetery
- Christ Cathedral hosts Solemn Evening of Prayer in Thanksgiving, a day after its dedication
OC Register | 7/19/2019
Voices of the Christ Cathedral Choir resonated as Bishop Kevin Vann lead dozens of clergy in a procession into the cathedral to begin the Solemn Evening of Prayer in Thanksgiving, Thursday, July 18, a day after the cathedral’s official dedication.
- Philip Johnson's Crystal Cathedral Gets a Makeover
Architectural Digest | 7/18/2019
The 1980 postmodern religious landmark—originally designed alongside John Burgee—has received a top-down transformation by California firm Johnson Fain
- The Crystal Cathedral was a monument to televangelism. It’s about to become a Catholic church.
The Washington Post | 7/17/2019
What happens when an icon of feel-good theology and California kitsch gets born again as a Catholic church?
- Thousands attend dazzling dedication of remodeled Christ Cathedral, Orange County’s new center of Catholicism
OC Register | 7/18/2019
Orange County added a new page to its history with the dedication Wednesday, July 17, of Christ Cathedral – not only a center of Catholicism but an architectural wonder, as well.
- Crystal Cathedral is reborn as Christ Cathedral, the center of O.C. Catholicism
Los Angeles Times | 7/17/19
Renamed Christ Cathedral, the 78,000-square-foot structure and surrounding campus is now the center of Catholicism in Orange County and the seat of Bishop Kevin W. Vann.
- Christ Cathedral, formerly Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, reopens after renovation
Eyewitness News ABC 7 | 7/17/2019
A few thousand people attended a dedication ceremony that was held Wednesday to celebrate the newly remodeled Christ Cathedral.
- Orange County's Crystal Cathedral is redesigned as Christ Cathedral
KCRW | 7/17/2019
The Diocese of Orange opened its newly renovated Christ Cathedral today. Bishop Kevin Vann delivered the first mass and dedication ceremony.
- Glass house: Hopes for the new California cathedral
EWTN | 7/16/2019
Bishop Timothy Freyer, the Auxiliary Bishop for the diocese, tells EWTN News Nightly with Lauren Ashburn what his hopes are for Christ Cathedral on the eve of its dedication.
- Bishop leading “Crystal Cathedral” makeover says beauty ignites faith
Crux | 7/16/2019
On July 17, Southern California’s famed Crystal Cathedral will be dedicated as Christ Cathedral, the new seat of the Diocese of Orange.
- Orange diocese to dedicate Christ Cathedral
Catholic Herald | 7/16/2019
The former Protestant megachurch has been redesigned as a Catholic cathedral.
- From ‘Crystal Cathedral’ to Christ Cathedral: Orange Diocese to Celebrate Grand Opening
National Catholic Register | 7/15/2019
The first Mass and dedication of the new cathedral with Bishop Kevin Vann takes place this week on July 17, 2019.
- Orange diocese to dedicate Christ Cathedral
Before It's News | 7/15/2019
The Diocese of Orange will dedicate its Christ Cathedral July 17 after a seven-year, $77-million renovation process.
- In its "California Today” segment, the New York Times links to The Orange County Register's article about the dedication of Christ Cathedral
The New York Times | 7/12/19
Next week, the soaring Crystal Cathedral, once home to a Garden Grove megachurch, will open as Christ Cathedral, the new seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange County. [The Orange County Register]
- Crystal Cathedral reborn Catholic, 'Conjuring' house, Wiki ‘editathon’: News from around our 50 states
USA Today | 7/11/2019
Garden Grove: An iconic, glass-paned church in Orange County that once housed a booming televangelist ministry has been transformed into a cathedral to give the region’s Catholics a long-awaited and much larger place to congregate and pray.
- Essential California: How the famed Crystal Cathedral was reborn as a Catholic church
Los Angeles Times | 7/11/2019
When the soaring Philip Johnson-designed megachurch opened in 1980, the Crystal Cathedral was, strictly speaking, neither crystal (the structure is composed of more than 10,000 rectangular panels of glass) nor a cathedral (the Catholic term for a church that houses the seat of the bishop of a diocese).
- Christ Cathedral — a jewel box of artwork and hidden treasures — ready for grand opening
OC Register | 7/10/2019
On Wednesday, July 17, the new seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange will be officially dedicated in an invitation-only ceremony.
- Crystal Cathedral’s resurrection; billboards on the Sunset Strip
KRCW | 7/9/2019
When Philip Johnson built the Crystal Cathedral for televangelist Robert Schuller in 1980 it was called "the largest glass building in the world."
- Iconic glass-paned church converted to Catholic cathedral
Associated Press | 7/9/2019
An iconic glass-paned church in Southern California that once housed a booming televangelist ministry has been transformed into a cathedral to give the region's Catholics a long-awaited and much larger place to congregate and pray.
- Take A Look Inside The Renovated Christ Cathedral
KCAL 9 – CBS Los Angeles | | 7/9/2019
Christ Cathedral — formerly Crystal Cathedral — was purchased by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange in 2012.
It has undergone extensive renovations since then and is set to be dedicated next week.
- Christ Cathedral to be formally dedicated in ten days
California Catholic Daily | 7/9/2019
Project of converting cathedral from a Protestant space to Catholic one will be Bishop Vann's legacy.
- Crystal Cathedral captures the American Catholic story in miniature Crux
Crux | 7/7/2019
Bishop Kevin Vann of Orange, California, likes to tell the story of once visiting Orange County while he was still serving in Fort Worth, Texas, with no idea of what the future might hold.
- A Momentous Milestone
Kudos Newport Beach | 7/1/2019
The Dedication of the Historic Transformation of Crystal Cathedral to Christ Cathedral
- God’s Graces Reflected in Modern Splendor, Simple Centuries-Old Chapel
The Catholic Sun | 6/23/2019
As we rode elevator to the 13th and highest floor of the Tower of Hope on the Diocese of Orange’s Christ Cathedral Campus, we gazed out over the landscape dominated by the completely glass-panel-enclosed Christ Cathedral
- Festal Doors Welcome All
OC Catholic | 5/24/2019
Christ Cathedral’s Entry Doors are Works of Sacred Art by World-Renowned Sculptor Pablo Eduardo
- 2 men, 1 huge job: Keeping 11,000 windows crystal clear at Christ Cathedral
OC Register | 5/22/2019
The building, which has been under renovation for 2 years, is having an invitation-only dedication ceremony July 17
- Christ Cathedral witnesses the rebirth of iconic Hazel Wright pipe organ
OC Register | 5/3/2019
“Hazel” has waited a long time for this.
- Bishop Vann: 'A Tale of Two Cathedrals'
OC Catholic | 5/2/2019
Diocese of Orange bishop reflects on the tragedy at Notre Dame Cathedral and the renovation of Christ Cathedral
- Lifetime Donors
OC Catholic | 4/10/2019
Volunteers have helped drive Christ Cathedral’s renovation
- A Grand Celebration
OC Catholic | 3/28/2019
Christ Cathedral will host several events to honor its July 17 Dedication
- Grounded in Generosity
OC Catholic | 3/19/2019
There’s a serious underground movement afoot in the Diocese
- God's Own Art
OC Catholic | 3/14/2019
World-renowned artists are crafting sacred art for Christ Cathedral
- Cathedral Conversion
OC Catholic | 3/13/2019
Major progress continues as we approach the dedication of Christ Cathedral in July
- Holy Relics Gifted to Christ Cathedral
OC Catholic | 7/18/2019
Christ Cathedral will be home to holy relics originating from saints of North America and Asia
- Mosaic Mastery
OC Catholic | 1/8/2019
Christ Cathedral’s Our Lady of Guadalupe mosaic will be a sight to behold
- Christ Cathedral Construction Update
OC Catholic | 1/3/2019
The Crux Gemmata is now in place above the altar inside Christ Cathedral
- Christ Cathedral acquires its first Holy Relic — the bone of a Vietnamese saint
OC Register | 12/14/2018
Still under renovation, the church also just received its 14,000-pound altar
- Sacred Art Commissioned
OC Catholic | 11/16/2018
Stunning new artworks will adorn Christ Cathedral when it’s dedicated next year
- Christ Cathedral Construction Update
OC Catholic | 11/13/2018
Christ Cathedral is glowing
- Our Lady of La Vang Shrine Project at Christ Cathedral
OC Catholic | 11/9/2018
Groundbreaking is major step forward in building shrine to Our Lady of La Vang
- For Christ Cathedral, heat-deflecting quatrefoils prove to be a blessing
OC Register | 10/14/2018
If you confess that you have never before come across the word “quatrefoil,” you are to be forgiven
- Christ Cathedral Construction Update
OC Catholic | 9/11/2018
As the scaffolding comes down, the stone and tile is being laid and the installation of the quatrefoils is nearly complete
- Year of Preparation Prayer
OC Catholic | 8/13/2018
A time of anticipation, prayer and reflection
- Cathedral Countdown
OC Catholic | 7/9/2018
The dedication of Christ Cathedral is one year away
- Year in Preparation for the Dedication of Christ Cathedral
OC Catholic | 7/2/2018
We Catholics in our life of worship reverence signs and symbols
- Bishop Vann Announces "Holy Year of Preparation" for Christ Cathedral Dedication
OC Catholic | 6/29/2018
Most Rev. Kevin Vann Bishop of Orange launches year-long celebration calling for spiritual reflection throughout Diocese of Orange
- Its remodel underway, Christ Cathedral will look the same — except inside
OC Register | 6/29/2018
The famous glass structure, built four decades ago as the Crystal Cathedral, is undergoing its transformation into Christ Cathedral
- Building to the Future
OC Catholic | 6/26/2018
Major element of long-range campus sustainability planning accomplished
- Transformation is Nearing 40 Percent Completion
OC Catholic | 5/21/2018
Interior of the Cathedral scaffolding installation now installed at one hundred percent
- Christ Cathedral Construction Update
OC Catholic | 2/14/2018
Construction continues as the iconic structure transforms into a welcoming, versatile worship space
- Christ Cathedral Construction Update
OC Catholic | 12/12/2017
The removal of the bishops' doors
- Christ Cathedral Construction Update
OC Catholic | 11/22/2017
Construction work underway to build the elevator shaft within Christ Cathedral
- Christ Cathedral Construction Update
OC Catholic | 11/16/2017
Scaffolding reaches 115 feet high; undercroft below is progressing
- Christ Cathedral Construction Update
OC Catholic | 11/7/2017
Construction crews poured concrete for the Predella, a raised platform at the center of the Christ Cathedral
- Bishop of Orange blesses future Lady of La Vang shrine site
OC Register | 10/22/2017
Orange County is home to about 100,000 Catholics of Vietnamese descent and 15 Vietnamese-speaking parishes
- Christ Cathedral Construction Update
OC Catholic | 9/18/2017
Nearly 60 construction crew members work in the space each day
- Contract Signing Ceremony
OC Catholic | 6/1/2017
Diocese of Orange signs contract with Snyder Langston
- Bishop Vann signs Christ Cathedral construction contract; work set to begin June 1
OC Register | 5/23/2017
The $72 million Christ Cathedral reconstruction project took a big step forward Tuesday morning
- Diocese picks contractor for Christ Cathedral’s $72 million reconstruction project
OC Register | 5/19/2017
Iconic glass sanctuary built by the late Rev. Robert H. Schuller is a step closer to morphing into a Roman Catholic cathedral
- Final Opening of Christ Cathedral Doors
OC Catholic | 5/2/2017
Doors will soon be permanently sealed
- Sanctuary Blessing Marks Milestone in Cathedral Renovation
OC Catholic | 2/17/2017
Attendees signed the cement flooring of Christ Cathedral with messages of thanks and prayer requests
- Diocese of Orange Marks Start of Christ Cathedral Sanctuary Construction
OC Catholic | 2/7/2017
The Most Reverend Kevin Vann, Bishop of Orange, to lead a ceremony and blessing of Christ Cathedral
- Heart of Glass: Christ Cathedral search for windowpane donors
Coast Magazine | 12/21/2016
Opportunities to dedicate a glass windowpane ranges from $40 to $10,000.
- Transforming Christ Cathedral
OC Catholic | 9/18/2016
The cathedral and campus will serve as a beacon for O.C.’S Catholic community
- Take a virtual reality tour of Christ Cathedral’s new sanctuary
OC Register | 9/15/2016
Orange County’s iconic glass cathedral is all set for its transformation
- Changing course: Diocese works to trim price tag of renovating iconic Christ Cathedral
OC Register | 4/23/2016
Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange has moved to rein in the project’s construction expenses
- Cathedral in Bloom
OC Catholic | 4/19/2016
Arts and culture spring forth this season
- Photos: What it takes to clean and repair Christ Cathedral’s 10,000 glass panes
Long Beach Press-Telegram | 3/17/2016
Workers refurbish panes of glass on the roof of Christ Cathedral
- 15-story-tall crane arrives at Christ Cathedral for glass pane refurbishment
OC Register | 3/11/2016
A 15-story crane was erected at the Christ Cathedral campus
- New music director for Christ Cathedral is ready to start creating beautiful sounds
OC Register | 1/22/2016
John Romeri can’t wait to get his hands on Hazel
- First Phase of Renovation of Christ Cathedral Begins with a Blessing
OC Catholic | 1/5/2016
Dozens gathered recently at the entrance to Christ Cathedral for a very special blessing.
- Organ Transplant: Old-World Craftsmanship + High Tech
OC Catholic | 3/23/2015
Christ Cathedral’s immense pipe organ is being brought back to better-than-ever shape
- Redesigned Christ Cathedral: ‘You’ll be able to see it from a long, long way’
OC Register | 9/25/2014
Ceiling lights that mimic stars
- Christ Cathedral organ getting dismantled for Italy trip
OC Register | 1/31/2014
How do you repair one of the largest musical instruments in the world?
- How will church fix Cathedral’s organ?
OC Register | 5/19/2013
The patient has been growing weaker and weaker, so an old friend visits.
