The city council of Ventura, California has voted to remove a statue of St. Junipero Serra from the grounds of city hall, amid riots and protests in other California cities that have resulted in the ...

SOLVANG, Calif. — Bishop Robert Barron this week delivered a homily in support of St. Junipero Serra, an 18th century Franciscan missionary whose legacy has drawn renewed scrutiny in recent months ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — St. Junipero Serra’s heroism did not change when California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill to ensure that his statue will no longer stand on the state capitol grounds, ...

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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. (Credit: Nancy Wiechec/CNS.) Listen ROSARIO, ...

A proposal to remove St. Junipero Serra from Ventura County's official seal is unwarranted, and elected officials need to know Serra's true story, according to the priest who heads the final mission ...

An angry mob vented its spleen against yet another statue depicting St. Junipero Serra — a figure sacred to Hispanic Catholics — toppling it, burning and beating it with sledgehammers. The simple ...

Junipero Serra faces nationally-ranked St. John Bosco in a California High School football game on Friday, Sept. 12, 2025 at Panish Family Stadium in Bellflower, Calif. How to watch: You’ll need a ...

SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (KGO) -- The Marin County District Attorney has filed felony vandalism charges against people who allegedly damaged and tore down the St. Junipero Serra statue at Mission San Rafael ...

Regarding “St. Junipero Serra, Founding Father” (Houses of Worship, May 14): I share James Matthew Wilson’s disgust at the criminal arson of the San Gabriel Mission. The question is how to solve the ...

Matthew Geier, Hope Waterman, John Paul Hanson and Laika, the dog, pose for a photo in front of Mission Dolores in San Francisco April 14, 2022. They walked more than 800 miles in the footsteps of St.

“Enslavement of both adults and children, mutilation, genocide, and assault on women were all part of the mission period initiated and overseen by Father Serra,” declares Assembly Bill 338, which ...