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- May 10, 2021
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Man charged with setting fire at historic California mission
- May 5, 2021
A fire that gutted much of a historic Catholic church in Southern California last year was intentionally set, prosecutors said Tuesday.
‘Justice system is working,’ archbishop says about toppled statue case
- Feb 23, 2021
Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of San Francisco said the “justice system is working” is a statement issued late Feb. 19 following the arraignment of five people on charges of felony vandalism for toppling a St. Junipero Serra statue outside a Catholic church Oct. 12, 2020.
Historic California church burned in fire has temporary roof
- Dec 3, 2020
A 249-year-old Southern California church that was badly damaged in a fire has a temporary roof to protect the historical building as it awaits a year-long restoration.
Felony charges for statue vandals called ‘breakthrough moment for Catholics’
- Nov 16, 2020
San Francisco’s archbishop called a district attorney’s decision to prosecute protesters arrested for toppling a St. Junipero Serra statue outside a Catholic church on charges of felony vandalism “a breakthrough moment for Catholics.”
Archbishop performs exorcism to cleanse protest site
- Oct 18, 2020
The Archbishop of San Francisco performed a short exorcism ceremony Saturday outside a Catholic church where protesters had earlier toppled a statue of Father Junipero Serra, saying the ceremony was intended to drive out evil and defend the image of Serra.
California mission founded by St. Junipero Serra gets a papal upgrade
- Jul 15, 2020
Mission San Buenaventura in California has been named a minor basilica.
Mass celebrated after fire damages centuries-old California mission church
- Jul 13, 2020
Mass was celebrated Sunday on the grounds of a historic Catholic church in Southern California that had been heavily damaged by fire a day earlier.
Fire destroys much of 249-year-old church in California
- Jul 12, 2020
A fire early Saturday destroyed the rooftop and most of the interior of a Catholic church in California that was undergoing renovation to mark its upcoming 250th anniversary celebration.
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