The bell tower design stands out as unique among California missions. Step inside to discover artwork brought from Spain in sailing ships long ago. The baptismal font, carved from a single stone, has ...

The half-acre parcel of land — once the site of a sacred Gabrieleno Tongva village — is less than one mile from the Mission ...

The Serra Chapel within the mission complex holds a special distinction as California’s oldest building still in use for its original purpose. Standing within its hushed interior, beneath hand-painted ...

California antiques are gaining interest through vintage character and rich history while other styles fade as tastes evolve ...

California, a state nestled in the Western United States along the Pacific Coast, stands as a testament to unparalleled diversity—geographical, cultural, and economic. Encompassing an expansive area ...

Locals and visitors to La Purisima Mission State Historic Park stepped back in time Saturday during Mission Life Days, which ...

La Misa del Santa Barbara welcomed those enjoying Old Spanish Days to the Old Mission. The event takes place right after ...

These iconic California foods might leave non-locals tongue-tied or totally confused but they’re staples on menus across the ...

More than 178 years ago, Mission San Luis Rey was home to the first-ever documented baseball game in California ...

The two artists never knew one another, but this summer 13 Bay Area teenagers have been making art that connects the two.

Outside a Southern California immigration court, the Rev. Oona Casanova Vazquez sat beside a nervous Peruvian national as he ...