Long before Napa made California wine famous, the roots of California wine were planted—literally—by Franciscan missionaries along the California Mission Trail. ByLayne Randolph, Contributor. Forbes ...

California’s missions are some of the oldest landmarks that hold stories from the state’s early days. These sites give you a glimpse into the lives of the people who shaped California’s history, from ...

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The film highlights the establishment of California's missions by Franciscan friars, who traveled great distances under dangerous conditions to spread Christianity and civilization. Led by Father ...

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 ...

The Camino de California reconnects Catholics with the land, saints and communities that shaped the Church in the West. Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcalá in San Diego, California, is a stopping ...

The closing Mass will be at Los Angeles’ Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels on June 22, the Solemnity of Corpus Christi. Participants in the St. Junípero Serra Walking Pilgrimage arrive at Mission ...

"Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians, Great Oak Press." NMAI copy Purchased from the NMAI Library Endowment. The California missions and Spanish colonization -- Regional promoters and the California ...