Armed with a first-class relic of St. Junípero Serra, more than 300 faithful began their pilgrimage from Mission Santa Barbara to the Mission Basilica of San Buenaventura, in Ventura, California, Aug.

CARMEL, Calif. (AP) - Police in Northern California say vandals defaced a statue of Father Junipero Serra at the Carmel Mission, where the remains of the recently canonized missionary are buried.

Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Río Carmelo, or Carmel Mission, was founded in 1771 and is one of 21 missions that span the California Mission Trail from San Diego to Sonoma. The Carmel Mission is a ...

CARMEL – The Carmel Mission Basilica is launching a strategic master plan initiative with a goal of creating a guide to preserve, restore and utilize this iconic landmark that has attracted the ...

California transportation officials say the Serra statue failed program standards; Archbishop Cordileone says Catholics were shut out of the decision. San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone ...