St. Junípero Serra’s, A Man of God, A Mission of Love
Junípero Serra: A Man of God, A Mission of Love
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This film tells the remarkable story of one of the most influential figures in American history. Canonized in 2015 by Pope Francis, St. Junípero Serra was a courageous witness to the Catholic faith and a defender of human dignity.
![Junípero Serra: Hero of Evangelization](https://www.kofc.org/assets/images/story-card/news-room/columbia/2015/april/junipero-serra-hero-evangelization.jpg)
Junípero Serra: Hero of Evangelization
One year before he beatified Fray Junípero Serra in 1988, St. John Paul II made a pilgrimage to the grave of the Franciscan priest at Mission San Carlos Borroméo in Carmel, Calif
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DEFENDING ST. JUNÍPERO SERRA
California bishops respond to the vandalism and removal of memorials to the Catholic missionary