Catholic leaders vow to rebuild after fire tears through San Gabriel Mission

Archbishop José H. Gomez celebrated Mass at the Mission San Gabriel Arcángel on Sunday, July 12 at 11 a.m., following a fire that damaged the Mission’s church. The Mass was held in the Mission’s Chapel of the Annunciation. on Sunday, July12. (Photo by Dean Musgrove, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
With the roof of the Mission San Gabriel Arcangel still charred and partially collapsed after a fire desecrated the 249-year-old sanctuary early Saturday — Archbishop Jose