SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO — On March 19, the gates of Mission San Juan Capistrano will open at 9 a.m., and the bells will ring to honor St. Junipero Serra, the mission’s founder. The day marks the return of ...

On Tuesday, March 19, the Mission San Juan Capistrano hosted its Return of the Swallows celebrations. The annual event marks the return of the famous swallows to the city with the ringing of the ...

Mission San Juan Capistrano joined the community in welcoming the return of the swallows with its annual celebration this weekend. Along with marking the time of year when migrating swallows return to ...

New road signs in front of Mission San Juan Capistrano now reflect the historic site they help visitors find. “Old Mission Road” now reads the street signs on what was the portion of Ortega Highway ...

San Juan Capistrano businesses are centered around the annual spring migration of swallows to the south Orange County community where the it's a main tourist attraction. But in recent years, very few ...

Mission San Juan Capistrano bell ringers Michael Gastelum, left, and Nathan Banda, both Acjachemen Indians, take part in the traditional ceremony welcoming swallows back to Capistrano on Tuesday, ...