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Pope Francis declares Mission San Buenaventura a Basilica
“With all praise and glory to God, Pope Francis has elevated Mission San Buenaventura to the status of a Minor Basilica, the first basilica in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.” The announcement of the papal honour was made on the Mission’s website on Wednesday, the feast of St Bonaventure.
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Pope Francis makes mission founded by St. Junipero Serra a minor basilica
Pope Francis has elevated a California mission church founded by St. Junipero Serra to the rank of minor basilica. The San Buenaventura Mission in Ventura was granted the title by the pope in an announcement from the Archdiocese of Los Angeles Wednesday, the feast of St. Bonaventure.
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El Papa declara basílica menor a misión fundada por San Junípero Serra
Este miércoles 15 de julio, día en que la Iglesia celebra a San Buenaventura, el Papa Francisco otorgó el título de Basílica Menor a la Misión San Buenaventura en California (Estados Unidos), que es la última de las fundaciones misioneras creadas por San Junípero Serra.
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Arquidiócesis de Los Ángeles suspende nuevamente misas dentro de iglesias
En respuesta a las restricciones ordenadas por el gobernador de California, la Arquidiócesis de Los Ángeles suspendió desde este martes las misas presenciales dentro de las iglesias y recomendó que mientras fuera posible se realicen liturgias al aire libre.
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San Gabriel Mission fire provokes deep, conflicting reactions
Edgar Hernandez fumbled with his keys as he tried to unlock the gates to the San Gabriel Mission cemetery just before 7 a.m. Sunday Mass.
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Fire that destroyed roof of the San Gabriel Mission church remains under investigation
Authorities are continuing to investigate a Saturday morning blaze that destroyed the rooftop of a church at the historic San Gabriel Mission, the fourth in a series of missions across California that Father Junipero Serra founded during the Spanish colonization era.
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Mass celebrated at San Gabriel Mission after fire damages nearly 250-year-old church
Mass was celebrated Sunday on the grounds of a historic Catholic church in Southern California that had been heavily damaged by fire a day earlier.
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San Gabriel Mission, a symbol of faith, history and oppression, is badly damaged by fire
Anita Chavez joined the hundreds of mourners at San Gabriel Mission Church on Saturday for what many considered a family wake without a body.
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Investigators enter new phase in probe of fire that destroyed much of San Gabriel Mission
Investigators on Sunday were continuing to search for the cause of a fire that erupted at the San Gabriel Mission, destroying the roof and much of the interior of the 215-year-old church building.
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Always forward!’: San Gabriel fire is a call to mission of hope, says Archbishop Gomez
Los Angeles Archbishop Jose Gomez has called for Catholics to find hope and a renewed sense of mission amid a “season of sickness and death.” Gomez preached a Sunday morning homily at the Chapel of the Annunciation, on the grounds of the historic San Gabriel Mission Church which was severely damaged by a fire early Saturday morning.