For many of our readers, the world has been their oyster these last months. They’ve ridden camels in Tangier, explored Maine’s Acadia National Park and seen the Northern Lights in Iceland. And when ...

We are marking 10 years since the historic moment on Sept. 23, 2015, when Junípero Serra (1713-1784), the founder of the California missions, was raised to the altars. Junípero Serra was canonized at ...

At California's nearly two dozen Spanish missions, conversion these days isn't just about religion; it's also about seismic retrofitting. That's because the missions — which date to the late 1700s, ...

I was really taken aback at Patt Morrison’s Dec. 8 commentary, “Money for Missions: Keep the Faith, Baby,” supporting taxpayer financing of California missions. Granted, they do have historical value, ...