Attacks target US Catholics: Bishops seek answers in vandalism of churches and symbols
ALEJANDRA MOLINA, of Religion News Service, reports on the rising number of incidents targeting Catholic churches in the US…
Man pleads not guilty to torching historic California church
San Gabriel, CaliforniaAP A man pleaded not guilty Thursday to setting a fire that caused millions of dollars in damage to a historic Southern California Roman Catholic mission. John David Corey, 57, is charged with breaking in and setting an 11th July pre-dawn blaze that engulfed the rooftop and most of the interior of the […]
Man charged in San Gabriel Mission blaze that destroyed rooftop of historic church
San Gabriel, California, USRNS A man has been charged in connection with a fire last July that destroyed the rooftop of a church at the historic San Gabriel Mission, the fourth in a series of missions across California that Catholic priest Junipero Serra founded during the Spanish colonisation era. John David Corey, 57, faces two […]
Fire destroys much of 249-year-old church in California
San Gabriel, CaliforniaAP A fire early Saturday destroyed the rooftop and most of the interior of a Catholic church in California that was undergoing renovation to mark its upcoming 250th anniversary celebration. Fire alarms at the San Gabriel Mission rang around 4am. When firefighters arrived, they saw smoke rising from the wooden rooftop in one […]