Keywords California missions, Franciscan friars, Father Junípero Serra, San Diego de Alcalá, historical landmarks, conversion, cultural heritage, challenges, architecture, religious significance ...

From California to Washington to Arizona, this time of year is one of the most magical—boasting longer days, warmer weather ...

Hitting 1 million followers on Instagram is an achievement often celebrated in creative ways by social media influencers, but when Father David Michael Moses marked that milestone on Ash ...

As March begins, the warmer weather of spring and celebration of Easter, this year on Sunday, April 20, are on the way. However, before Easter is 40 days of Lent, one of the liturgical seasons of ...

Touching the Hem of Jesus' Garment is special devotion to the Blessed Sacrament developed by the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, to help increase people's experience of the healing power of Jesus in ...

The four-hour dinner included performances by Jenna Esposito and Sal Viviano, and was a tribute of sorts to Frank Sinatra.

Father Giuseppe Pagano is furious. The 65-year-old Augustinian friar and his three fellow monks, who have dedicated their ...

“A fine and jail time is a small price to pay to stand our ground.” Founded in 1397 for hermit friars who had dedicated their life to St. Augustine, the monastery has been under the custodial ...