We humans, if we are to live intentional and thoughtful lives, almost always return to a series of timeless questions: Who are we? Where did we come from? Where are we going? To answer those questions ...

Despite recent backlashes over the colonial treatment of Native populations, California's missions continue to thrive.

Long before the arrival of the first Europeans, the South Bay was home to a large native population – numbering 10,000 people. They had occupied the Bay Area for thousands of years divided into as ...

America’s 250th coincides with the Jubilee Year marking 800 years since the death of St. Francis of Assisi, whose Franciscans ...

The missions—built between 1769 and 1823 and extending in a chain of 600 miles from Sonoma to San Diego—stand as symbols of California's Spanish colonial past. Pictured is San Miguel's bell tower.

How encroachment of the Spanish brought profound destruction to the First People's lives. The encroachment of Spanish soldiers and missionaries in 1769 brought profound destruction to the First ...

The Mission San Luis Rey in Oceanside celebrates its 225th anniversary Tuesday. It was the 18th mission to be established in California, and it was known as the “King of the Missions” because of its ...

If a historical reckoning can happen in Mission San Juan Capistrano, it can happen anywhere. As we mark 250 years of this ...

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 ...