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95 incidents of church vandalism since May 2020Latest incident took place Sept. 5 a Catholic church in Louisville, Colorado

95 incidents of church vandalism since May 2020
Latest incident took place Sept. 5 a Catholic church in Louisville, Colorado

There have been at least 95 reported incidents of vandalism of Catholic churches across the United States since May 2020, according to a report by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee for Religious Liberty. Incidents include

Archbishop Gomez proclaims Jubilee year starting in September250th anniversary

Archbishop Gomez proclaims Jubilee year starting in September
250th anniversary

Archbishop José Gomez has called on all parishes of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles to read the official proclamation for the upcoming Jubilee Year. The Jubilee Year, “Forward in Mission,” will run from September 11, 2021 to September 10, 2022

Suspect in San Gabriel Mission fire chargedInvolved in another nearby arson days after mission attack

Suspect in San Gabriel Mission fire charged
Involved in another nearby arson days after mission attack

Authorities announced charges against a suspected arsonist whom investigators believe ignited the overnight fire that gutted much of Mission San Gabriel last July. Fifty-seven-year-old John David Corey Jr. was arrested last year for another,

The good fortune of San Gabriel Mission fireDiscovery of painted walls, artifacts restored, chance to tell story

The good fortune of San Gabriel Mission fire
Discovery of painted walls, artifacts restored, chance to tell story

Nine months after a mysterious fire ripped through Mission San Gabriel Arcangel, the historic church

Temporary roof goes up on San Gabriel MissionTo protect the fire-damaged building from rain

Temporary roof goes up on San Gabriel Mission
To protect the fire-damaged building from rain

The San Gabriel Mission is heading into the rainy season with a temporary roof as investigators continue to probe the cause of a fire that heavily damaged the 249-year-old church six months ago.

Direct descendant of plantings made by Junipero SerraSan Gabriel Mission's grapes survive

Direct descendant of plantings made by Junipero Serra
San Gabriel Mission's grapes survive

On a recent Saturday morning in the courtyard of the San Gabriel Mission, winemaker Jasper Dickson stood beneath

San Gabriel Mission vs. Hagia SophiaIconoclasm at two edges of Western world

San Gabriel Mission vs. Hagia Sophia
Iconoclasm at two edges of Western world

In a year filled with craziness across the United States and the formerly Christian world, two things in particular—apparently unrelated—have hit me especially hard: the burning of Mission San Gabriel in the eponymous town in Southern California,

San Gabriel tribal chief grieves, others suspect arsonPaintings, mission’s bell tower, museum unharmed in weekend blaze

San Gabriel tribal chief grieves, others suspect arson
Paintings, mission’s bell tower, museum unharmed in weekend blaze

The fire that ravaged Mission San Gabriel Arcángel church in the predawn hours of Saturday, July 11, left behind a haunting scene. In a matter of minutes, the mission’s 230-year-old roof was nearly

Another statue of St. Junipero Serra vandalized

Another statue of St. Junipero Serra vandalized

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnGvLIJMMWA

A metal statue of St. Junipero Serra was vandalized early Friday morning at Mission San Gabriel Arcángel, mimicking a similar incident at another mission less than two months ago.

Pastor Manuel “Tony” Diaz

L.A. County caves on the cross

L.A. County caves on the cross

The following comes from a June 21 story on MyNewsLA.com. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday not to appeal a federal judge’s ruling finding a cross over the San

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