Control of Los Cabos missions at San José del Cabo and Santiago shifted from the Jesuits to Franciscans in 1768, with dire ...

The Dicastery of the Causes of Saints has promulgated a decree recognizing that five Spanish Franciscans were killed “in odium fidei” (“in hatred of the faith”) in 1597 — specifically for defending ...

Archaeologists from Texas Tech University discovered the lost 18th-century Mission Nuestra Señora del Espíritu Santo after ...

The Spanish section of the Pontifical Missions Societies (PMS Spain) has presented its annual report for the year 2023, which shows that the Catholic Church in the increasingly secularized country ...

SAN ANTONIO − During a recent road trip to this beguiling Texas city, I spent a considerable amount of time in churches. Most were Catholic churches, of course, since San Antonio's origins revolved ...

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 ...

The film traces the history of the California Packing Corporation (Calpak) and its brand Del Monte, highlighting its roots in California's rich past. It begins with the arrival of Spanish missionaries ...