Gunfire erupted at an Oceanside home baptism party Saturday night, wounding three men — one of whom died later — and sending scores of people scrambling to the street, police said. Friends or family ...

Small gatherings due to social distancing heighten the appreciation for the sacrament itself, families have found. Above, a new member of the Church is welcomed: L-R, godparents Charlie and Rebecca ...

Visitors to Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens in San Clemente have an eye-catching new sight to spur their curiosity about local native people’s first contacts with Europeans 244 years ago.

Faith isn't something learned just by studying the catechism but rather is a gift passed on to children by the example of their parents, Pope Francis said. Although children learn the tenets of the ...

A state historical marker proclaiming the site of the first Christian baptism in Spanish colonial California 243 years ago may get a new home. The monument was erected in 1957 along old Pacific Coast ...

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