Two years ago, Los Angeles Archbishop Jose H. Gomez was awakened before dawn to hear heartbreaking news. Mission San Gabriel Arcángel — known as the birthplace of Christianity in Los Angeles, and home ...
A man was sentenced Friday, Feb. 13, to 10 years in prison for starting the massive fire that tore through the Mission San Gabriel Arcángel five years ago, causing damages estimated at $9 million.
A weekend fire that gutted the Mission San Gabriel Arcangel church started in the choir loft on the second floor, then spread to the ceiling and the wooden roof, authorities said Monday. But ...