Ahead of the celebration of Independence Day, Edward Furton, publications director for The National Catholic Bioethics Center ...

She was canonized a saint in 2012. Her feast day is Jan. 23. 11. St. Junípero Serra, 1713–1784 St. Junípero Serra served as the founder of the Spanish missions in California.

We have come to recognize that the rights to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness," which blended so nicely in ...