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‘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.
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.
Archbishop Cordileone plans exorcism at church where Serra statue was toppled
- Oct 14, 2020
San Francisco’s archbishop plans to conduct an exorcism Oct. 17 at the site of a now-toppled statue of St. Junipero Serra at St. Rafael Mission Church in San Rafael.
Spanish bishop of St. Junipero Serra’s birthplace defends missionary’s legacy
- Jul 23, 2020
As statues of St. Junipero Serra continue to be vandalized in the United States, a Spanish bishop defended the evangelizer of California in the same place where the 18th century Franciscan saint was baptized.
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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