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St. Junípero Serra

A statue of St. Junipero Serra in Sacramento, Calif., is seen in this 2015 file photo. It was torn down by a group of demonstrators late July 4, 2020. (CNS photo/Nancy Wiechec)

Newsom signs bill to remove Serra statue from state Capitol

Pablo Kay|Sep 27, 2021|2 Min Read

Ventura City Hall building with Father Junípero Serra statue in front in 2019. (Shutterstock)

Can California adjust the present by changing the past?

Msgr. Richard Antall|Sep 21, 2021|5 Min Read

Statue of St. Junípero Serra in front of Mission San Gabriel Arcángel. (Byron W. Moore/Shutterstock)

Over 250 years, Mission San Gabriel has endured every kind of test

Christian Clifford|Sep 20, 2021|6 Min Read

Archbishop Gomez led a prayer vigil to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the founding of San Gabriel Mission. (Victor Alemán)

Love is the reason

Archbishop José H. Gomez|Sep 15, 2021|4 Min Read

Pope Francis pauses in front of the sculpture of St. Junipero Serra in Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol in Washington Sept. 24, 2015, while celebrating the saint's canonization Mass. (CNS photo/Michael Reynolds, pool)

It’s time to start telling the truth about St. Junípero Serra

Angelus Staff|Sep 13, 2021|5 Min Read

A statue of St. Junipero Serra outside the California capitol in Sacramento, which was destroyed by a mob July 4, 2020. (Nathan Hughes Hamilton/Flickr via CNA , CC BY 2.0)

Catholics ask Gov. Newsom to reject St. Junípero Serra falsehoods

Kevin Jones|Sep 10, 2021|7 Min Read

Mission San Gabriel pastor Fr. John Molyneux, CMF speaks at the May 4 press conference outside the mission. (Victor Alemán)

Investigators announce arrest of suspected arsonist in Mission San Gabriel fire

Pablo Kay|May 4, 2021|4 Min Read

The interior of the fire-damaged Mission San Gabriel April 19, 2021, after new steel beams were installed to begin construction of a new roof. (Victor Alemán)

Fire reveals pieces of Mission San Gabriel's past as it prepares for jubilee year

Pablo Kay|Apr 28, 2021|8 Min Read

The base of what was a St. Junipero Serra statue is seen in front of Mission San Raphael in San Rafael, Calif., after vandals tore down the statue Oct. 12, 2020. (CNS photo/courtesy Archdiocese of San Francisco)

Archbishop Cordileone applauds prosecution of St. Junípero Serra statue vandalism

Catholic News Agency|Nov 13, 2020|5 Min Read

(Street view via Google)

Junípero Serra among 'inappropriate' San Francisco school names, district committee says

Jonah McKeown|Oct 22, 2020|3 Min Read

A centuries-old mysterious painting of “La Dolorosa” was pulled out of the rubble of the fire-wrecked Mission San Gabriel on Sept. 15, the feast of Our Lady of Our Sorrows. (Daniel Macias)

The legend of 'La Dolorosa' finds new life in the ruins of Mission San Gabriel

Gregory Orfalea|Oct 15, 2020|9 Min Read

Father Kyle Faller leads prayers at the site of a destroyed statue of St. Junipero Serra on Oct. 13, 2020. (Valerie Schmalz/Archdiocese of San Francisco via CNA)

California Catholics pray, protest at destroyed St. Junípero Serra statue

Jonah McKeown|Oct 14, 2020|6 Min Read

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