246 years after founding the Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcala, Catholics are celebrating Juniperro Serra as Catholicism’s newest saint. “We are very excited that [the Pope] did choose to ...

A historic mission in San Diego – the first-ever of its kind built in California – turns 250 this year, and the landmark’s milestone anniversary will kick off Thursday with a special ceremony.

The West Coast’s Plymouth Rock, Mission San Diego de Alcalá on Thursday will launch a year of events marking its 250th anniversary. “The mission really is the beginning of what became the ...

The first, Mission San Diego de Alcalá, was consecrated in 1769. The last, Mission San Francisco Solano, popularly known as Mission Sonoma, was founded in 1823.

Spaniards established the original Mission San Diego de Alcalá near the base of Presidio Hill in 1769, but moved […] Skip to content. All Sections. 68°F. Sunday, July 6th 2025 ...

Founded in 1769 by Junípero Serra, Mission San Diego de Alcalá was the first of 21 missions in Alta California. Locally, with names like the “Padres” to “Mission Federal Credit Union ...

SAN DIEGO — A mission wants to know who stole two plaques outside their building. “To purposely steal something, damage it, deface a church is happening more in this country and I really don ...

Led by Father Junípero Serra, they founded the first mission, San Diego de Alcalá, in 1769, followed by others such as San Carlos Borromeo and San Gabriel Arcángel.

This historic structure, located in Mission Trails Regional Park, once supplied water to Mission San Diego de Alcalá via a six-mile aqueduct. Today, ...