to become saint serra. now they're reading a brief bio of junipero serra. >> reporter: his image is hanging in the back. what are they telling us about him? >> about junipero serra, basically the message i think we'll hear throughout this mass is that junipero serra is a great missionary. he is an example of bearing the gospel to all peoples. we're going to hear a gospel today proclaimed, which is the end of matthew's gospel. the reading we're going to hear is jesus commissioning all his disciples to make christians in all the nations, to baptize them all. ultimately a way of really just spreading the good news, sharing the good news. and i think that's really the kind of heroic virtue that we see very much in the life of serra, the heroic virtue of a missionary who loves all people, including the native americans that he went to in california. >> reporter: and something like this really, for people who maybe don't follow this, really puts him on the map, so to speak, if you will. >> that's true. i mean, he

>> about serra or -- >> about serra. >> i wasn't there, i don't know. but there was a lot of wrongdoing that he could have prevented. >> he will have a chance to tell pope francis in person what they think. >> you are one of only nine native americans who is going to have an audience with the pope. it's an amazing privilege. what are you going to say to him? >> we see the sainthood being given to father serra and california indians have an issue with that. >> you're going to let the pope know? >> absolutely. >> in 1987, then pope john paul ii expressed regret to native americans and just last spring, pope francis apologized for the actions of colonial america. >> he says don't take the camera off his flaws but look at his goodness. >> they see some of the things in himself in father serra. >> what did he do when he got to be pope? he washes their feet. that's exactly what father serra did, washed the elderly people's feet to pay reverence to them. >> there are some that said father serra was a brave man and had compassion in him. is there truth in that?

junipero serra. the catholic church has been very focused on abortion and same-sex marriage. the pope barely mentioned abortion, although he did today. >> he did in the speech to the bishops, he used the word "abortion" once. we might hear more tomorrow at his address to congress, but my guess is he's going to practice what he preaches. he talks about how important it is for pastors and bishops to have joy rather than to be what he calls a bureaucrat and a nota notary. >> he couched them a little bit, but the underlying message is you guys have been too much. the bureaucrats are too much the cultural warriors which has some pushback in the united states. >> absolutely. many bishops that francis himself he appointed like the new archbishop of chicago exemplifies this style. some of the most prominent u.s. bishops, like the one in philadelphia, have been of the other molding. representing the popes that made them bishop. >> we'll talk more about this. let's go to the white house. mike viqueira is there

junÍpero serra, supo vivir lo que es la iglesia. esta iglesia que sabe salir e ir por los caminos para compartir la ternura reconciliadora de dios. supo dejar sus tierras, sus costumbres, se animÓ a abrir caminos, supo salir del encuentro de tantos aprendiendo a respetar sus costumbres, y peculiaridades. aprendiÓ a gestionar la vida de dios en los rostros que iba encontrando haciÉndolos sus hermanos. junÍpero buscÓ defender la dignidad de la comunidad nativa. protegiÉndola de cuantos la habÍan abusado. abusos que hoy nos siguen provocando desagrado. especialmente por el dolor que causan en la vida de tantos. tuvo un lema que inspirÓ sus pasos y plasmÓ su vida. supo decir pero sobre todo supo vivir diciendo siempre adelante. esta fue la forma que junÍpero encontrÓ para vivir la alegrÍa del evangelio. para que no se le anestesiar el corazÓn. fue siempre adelante. porque el seÑor espera, siempre adelante porque el hermano espera. por todo lo que le quedaba por vivir. fue siempre adelante. hoy nosotros podamos decir siempr

serra's revered position in history takes hold as the church moves forward with canonization. at the basilica, serra stands prominently among figures in stained glass in the sacred room reserved for priests to prepare for mass. and just below the mosaic of blessed junipero serra commemorating his journey to and mission in the new world. in washington, aaron gilchrest, news4. >>> the other big talk around town this week is the holy father's humble choice of transportation. for three days, we saw pope francis zig-zag around in this humble fiat 500-l. a local sdip crediting the holy father with helping close a couple of deals. at least one woman was on the fence about the fiat until now. >> called me this morning and said, "hey, i think i've reconsidered my purchase of the fiat 500. i'd like to come in and get one." >> then, of course, the popemobile. that was a modified jeep wrangler which is also a product of fiat chrysler. if you preorder the new iphone 6, pope francis may be the reason that it has yet to arrive. u.p.s. announced this week that deliveries may be delayed due to

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this whole thing you're saying about the latinos, serra was a latino. how can you be a mayan and a latino? part of the damage being done to us is still being done, we're being called hispanic latino, you can be hispanic latino within the same sentence. don't say mexican, don't say indigenous, don't say original people, that is part of the genocide that the church is actually still participating in. the papal bills, enslaving our people and to make us into forced christians. >> olina, thank you for your time, we appreciate your insight. >>> now to egypt, tonight relief for two al jazeera journalists, baher mohamed and mohamed fahmy were pardoned by egypt's president. john terret is in toronto where mohamed fahmy is expected to arrive in the next few days. john. >> good evening from toronto. you have heard the phrase it takes a village, it takes a whole lot more, from the oval office to grass roots meetings, people who have plagued black tape to their mouths, to release three al jazeera journalists, two of them we know have been pardoned, we're waiting wo

serra made a great number of missionary trips to california. serra then was based during the hard travels until the very end of his life. despite illnesses and physical ailments that he had and that exhausted his fortitude. he died on august 28, 1784. at the san carlos mission in carmel. he was beatified by saint john paul ii on september 25, 1988. [speaking spannish] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [pope reading] >> amen. [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ translator: most holy father in the name of the holy church i thank your holiness for making this proclamation and humbly request that you decree that the apostolic letter that about the t act of canonization be drawn up. [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ leon: this has been fascinating to watch and listen to it. unfortunately we haven't been able to get all of it in with the english translation. father tom, in a nutshell can you tell us what we have been witnessing here? father tom: sure. what w

he quoted serra's motto. keep moving forward. for him, the pope said this was the way to continue experiencing the joy of the gospel. not only did the pope speak in sp spanish, but junipero serra, the new saint is from spain, and the large part of the audience was spanish. this was a big day for hispanics in the catholic church. >> thank you for much. that cannonization of junipero serra is controversial, and cart carter evans found out why. >> reporter: junipero serra was honored, but protesters denounced him. people look at this building right here, and they see history. what do you see? >> i see pain for my ancestors and a change in our entire world. >> reporter: for corinna gould, this is sacred ground. thousands of her ancestors are buried here in unmarked graves. for her, serra left a brutal legacy in his drive to baptize indians. >> once you were baptized and you became catholic i don't recollect you lost your freedom. you become the property of the chunk. >> serra doesn't see that. he sees indians as naked and hungry, hun

. >> junipero serra. >> junipero serra. and i have to go back to something that a priest told me who knows pope francis very well. pope francis looks at your shoes when he first sees you coming back from the seminary. because if your chews areshoes are dirty that means you were out in the community, you were evangelizing you were with the people. and that's what he likes. now, if what we learned in south america is any indication he very much is in tune with the activist priest the priest that defends the rights of people the priest that will fight with the government in order for them -- >> explain what that means. >> he used it in brazil. you know it very well. telling the youth i want you to make a mess. >> make a raucous. >> that goes back to something pope francis said i'd rather have an injured church than a sick church. because if you isolate yourself don't talk to anybody, you're going to grow mold. we know what houses that are closed in smell like. he's like i don't want that for the church. and so it's kind of all

father junipero serra is not just a saint but also a latino. a cause of great celebration for that community. just to add a little bit more information about that reading in the native language, that gentleman is vincent medina of northern california. we spoke to vincent medina, earlier in the spring, a gentleman against the sainthood but he was asked to do and agreed to do that reading. antonio. >>> libby casey reports on what we can expect. >> antonio, the address to joint meeting of congress is the first of its kind ever. house speaker john boehner has invited over 20 years through three different papacies but this is the first to accept. this is different than the san antonistate ofthe union address. there is going to be more of a decorum and less of the applauding and cheering when the pope says something you like or sitting sullenly when the pope says something you disagree with. despite this attempt to elevate the spirit of the address tomorrow one congressman says he plans to sit it out, an arizona republican pall gother, is accusing th

father junipero serra. >> a historic ceremony in washington, d.c. pope francis called junipero serra a defender of native americans. good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> i'm cheryl jennings. >> reporter: and i'm ama daetz live in washington, d.c. covering the pope ease historic visit to the united states. 25,000 people attended the historic canonization today of the hispanic priest that established nine of the 22 missions in california. it was the first canonization on u.s. soil, seen as controversial by some who say the mission enslaved native americans and spread diseases that killed much of the native population. others say it acknowledges hispanic peoples' contribution to the church. the cure rater of mission dolores was part of the ceremony and got to meet the pope. . >> i thank the holy father and asked him to continue to support native americans throughout the world but especially in california. >> reporter: he urged the crowd to spread christ's message world wide. a daily city man who traveled here to see the canonization says he's inspired. >>

serra is controversial, and carter carter evans found out why. >> reporter: junipero serra was honored, but protesters denounced him. people look at this building right here, and they see history. what do you see? >> i see pain for my ancestors and a change in our entire world. >> reporter: for corinna gould, this is sacred ground. thousands of her ancestors are buried here in unmarked graves. for her, serra left a brutal legacy in his drive to baptize indians. >> once you were baptized and you became catholic i don't recollect you lost your freedom. you become the property of the chunk. >> serra doesn't see that. he sees indians as naked and hungry, hungering for food and for salvation in christ. >> reporter: steven hackel says serra is seen as a founding father. his presence is everywhere. >> i think the pope is trying to open up an understanding of our american origin. it's catholic priests throughout the continent. >> father serra was european. he was white. he was not hispanic. and gould believes the church is ignoring an ugly chapter in california history. >> the mission system h

serra was a missionary in the 1700s in what is now california. it is the first-ever canonization mass on american soil. for him, the pope said, this was the way to continue experiencing the joy of the gospel. so not only did the pope speak in spanish, but junipero serra, the new saint, is from spain, and a large portion of this audience was from hispanic parishes. in other words, scott, this was a very big day for hispanics in the catholic church. >> pelley: chip, thank you very much. that canonization of junipero serra is controversial and carter evans found out why. >> reporter: at mission san juan capistrano, junipero serra was honored, but 430 miles north at mission glores, protesters denounced him. people look at this building right here and they see history. what do you see? >> i see pain from my ancestors. i see a change in our entirely world. >> reporter: for corinna gould this is sacred ground. thousands of her ancestors are buried here in unmarked graves. for her, serra left a brutal allegiance in his drive to baptize and assimilate cal

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a serra se le atribuye la creaciÓn de lo que hoy son importantes ciudades de california. aquÍ a esta basÍlica de la inmaculada concepciÓn, han llegado desde muy temprana hora, fieles catÓlicos y representantes de muy diversas organizaciones. las medidas de seguridad fueron sumamente estrictas, y muchos tuvieron que esperar hasta tres horas, antes de poder ingresar a esa ceremonia. pero antes de llegar a esta basÍlica el papa se reuniÓ en la catedral de san mateo, asÍ pidiÓ a los obispos de estados unidos, pidiÓ por los hispanos que estÁn en estados unidos. en washington raÚl univisiÓn gracias. >> a serra lo declararon santo debido a su labor en california, porque hizo de la bahÍa su cuartel general. >> miles de personas viajaron a washington para el momento de la canonizaciÓn. jaime pelosso nos amplÍa. jaime: asÍ es un puÑado de personas se reuniÓ aquÍ para ver a distancia pero en pantalla gigante, la canonizaciÓn becerra. >> este grupo de fieles catÓlicos presenció el nombramiento de un nuevo santo en tiempo real. >> me gusta participar y proclamar

sobre ambos temas su expresiones se dieron horas antes de proclamar santo al fraile espaÑol junÍpero serra en momentos vamos con la cobertura, pero antes otros titulares del dÍa ♪ hospital bajo la lupa, investigan un centro de salud en mÉxico tras la muerte de 12 bebes en 15 dÍas, le diremos qÉe dicen padres de los menores. >> la paz mÁs cerca el el presidente de colombia, juan manuel santos y jefe mÁximo de la guerrilla de la farc dan un paso hacia un posible fin del conflicto armado. >> un solo pedido el cantante juanes nos habla sobre su presentaciÓn ante el papa francisco y lo que le pedirÁ al papa francisco si tuviera la oportunidad. >> este es noticiero telemundo con marÍa celeste arrarÁs y desde washington dc josÉ dÍaz-balart. >> hola ¿quÉ tal? muy buenas tardes soy josÉ dÍaz-balart desde la basÍlica del santuario de la inmaculada concepciÓn en washington dc gracias por dejarnos ser parte de su tarde, hace momentos aquÍ terminÓ la misa que el papa francisco can utilizÓ a junÍpero serra que estÁn llamando el primer santo hispano de estados unidos la misa se c

. >> father serra is now saint serra. his motto is always forward, never back. so, that's o-- >> the carmel mission did move forward with a celebration of serr's newly appointed sainthood that was yesterday. mission leaders say it appears none of the damage was done was permanent. also, people stayed until last night to help clean up and the good news from the mission's facebook page is that most everything is back to normal now. live here in our san francisco newsroom, stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." >>> meantime, pope francis is back at the vatican this morning after spending a historic six days in the united states. at each stop the pontiff was welcomed by hundreds of thousands of people just hoping to get a glimpse of the leader of the roman catholic church. >> "today in the bay" jay gray held mass in front of 800,000 people. >> the images are just like the moment. overwhelming. downtown philadelphia for the evening converted into a cathedral. >> it's amazing that the love and the closeness. it's unbelieve how i

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the pope praised serra's desire to spread the gospel. now that that mass is under way, we showed you live picture, it's good time to welcome in father kevin gallagher. father, thank you for joining us. a good place to start here, though, for people at home, in laymen's terms, what is happening during this mass? its the actual recognition of a man's virtue, a man's holiness, and the holy father himself saying, under great declaration that this man, junipero serra, is truly in heaven. a remarkable beginning to his time in america, while he's been here more than 24 hours how to, this is the first religious celebration he's had. first mass he's celebrating on the side of the basilica of the national shrine of the immaculate conception the largest church in the western hemisphere. what a beautiful crowd there to witness this. he gathered with the bishops this afternoon to give to them a very challenging and reassuring message, and they gather with him, as well as we mentioned more than 25,000 pilgrims to be in the presence of the holy father.

quÉ representa para su movimiento fue junÍpero serra? >> un genocidio de mÁs de 100 millones de nuestros habitantes. el 95% de su poblaciÓn fue exterminada por junÍpero serra y esas personas que vino a invadirnos. teresa: los invasores a los que se refieren fueron las tropas espaÑolas que llegaron a colonizar. la evangelizaciÓn era parte del proceso. la iglesia dice que junÍpero serra era un hombre de su tiempo que llegÓ aquÍ para ayudar. >> claro igual que adolfo hitler fue un hombre de su tiempo 30. t cree que es vÁlida o justa esa comparaciÓn no hitler? >> vino invadir, robar las tierras. teresa: la iglesia catÓlica no niega los excesos de los colonizadores se insiste en que el papel de serra fue precisamente proteger a los indÍgenas de sus abusos, aunque la historia sugiere que eso incluye entre otras cosas en cerro de las mujeres para evitar que fueron violadas. >> es muy responsable de mantener por lo -9 misiones donde esclavizaron a la gente. teresa: profesor mendoza dice que la historia de junÍpero serra sido val int

junipero serra is credited with spreading christianity? california. >> ama is live in washington with the story. what a remarkable spectacle it must have been. >> reporter: it certainly was. i'm here at the shrine of the national about a stillry came. t the pope had a very busy first day. his first stop was a visit to the white house and ceremony hosted by president obama and the first lady. the president heaped praise on the holy father as more than 11,000 people crowded the south lawn. >> you remind us that the lord's most you powerful message is mercy. that means welcomes the stranger with empathy and a truly open heart. from the refugee who flees war-torn lands to the immigrant who leaves home in search of a better life. >> reporter: he shied away from politics and praised the president's stance on climate change. he called it a problem that can no longer be left to a few generation. a 5-year-old girl from los angeles slipped past the barricades this morning during the pope's procession along a stretch near the national mall. sophie cr

he struggled with the decision to canonize father junipero serra. for his cousin it was something that he prayed for and worked hard for for 37 years. to become a saint you need to perform two miracles. he only had one. her sisters at the church prayed to father junipero serra and in two weeks she was healed. >> she taught children and was just a simple soul. never wanted to be in the lime light. i know her spirit is here today. >> reporter: she was flown to rome where she was poke for days till they found no trace of the disease. many people bought rosaries and the pope blessed them. so they be taken the memory of today and a piece of pope francis that they will have forever and i am one of those people. i bought these, i don't know if we can show these, these are the bracelets i bought today and these are the rosary beads they have for sale here and they were made in italy. what is unique about this one, it has a picture of pope francis on it. it is a great momento. so mom and grandmother if you are watching, this is what you are getting when i co

serra made a great number of mission trips -- missionary trips to california. serra then was [ inaudible ] during these hard travels until the very end of his life, despite illnesses and physical ailments that he had and that exhausted his fortitude. he died on august 28th, 1784, at the san carlos mission in carmel. he was beatified by st. john paul ii on october 5, 1988. [ speaking foreign language ] ♪ >> christe eleison. >> christe eleison. >> kyrie eleison. >> santa michael. >> ora pro nobis. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ praying in foreign language ] [ speaking in foreign language ] [ speaking in foreign language ] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ speaking in foreign language ] >> in the name of the holy church, we thank you for making this proclamation and humbly request a decree that the apostolic letter for the act of canonization be drawn up. we so decree. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ speaking in foreign language ] >> translator: o god who by your mercy have been pleased through the labors

many say serra was anything but a saint. dozens gathered to protest today's canonization outside the mission delores in san francisco. >> when the church condones this behavior, it makes a mockery of statehood altogether. >> reporter: she and other native americans believe serra and others committed atrocities against native americans as the spanish colonized california. >> he actually brought what i would consider hell to a place that was like a garden of eden. >> reporter: some are calling for an apology from pope francis. >> i think if people were to first admit what really happened, that's when healing can begin. >> reporter: in d.c. today the pope defended st. serra saying he defended native americans against abusive colonizers. >> translator: he fought to defend the native community, to protect it from those who had mistreated and abused it. >> reporter: catholic leaders say st. serra wasn't perfect. he made mistakes but he devoted his life to helping others. reporting live, michelle roberts, nbc bay area news. >>> tha

this was the scene outside mission dolores at the same time the pope was making serra a saint. native americans described the missions as forced labor camps for indigenous people and say making serra a saint is a slap in the face of native americans. >> it's saying that your trauma doesn't exist, your history isn't valid and what you feel doesn't matter. >> 55 native american tribes sent letters to the pope urging him not to canonize junipero serra this morning. and ama's reports continue on social media. you can follow her on amaabc7. >>> rescuers saved four teenagers from a dangerous rip tide in san francisco's ocean beach this afternoon. teams began treating the teenagers once they returned to shore. park service officials tell us the beach patrol warned the kids to stay out of the water today. it was dangerous. two girls went to the hospital but they're expected to be okay. the two boys were treated at the scene. >>> on monday morning in san francisco last month a fire truck left station three with three firefighters on board. the fourth missed the call and now, there is an

junipero serra was born in mallorca in 1713. entered the order of the franciscans when he was young and he was ordained as the priest in 1737. he was a professor of philosophy in the julian university and he had the reputation of being a great teacher and preacher in the whole island of mallorca. but the end of 1740, he offered to leave his native country because he felt that he felt that he should be a missionary in the new world. he spent eight years in the ruggin region of the sierra gorda in mexico where he preached to the indians. during that time, he was the superior of the five franciscan missions in the region. later on, he held several posts for another eight years at the seat of the franciscan missions in mexico city. during that time, he preached in a great number of domestic missions in many areas of mexico. in 1767, he was elected superior of the group of franciscans, designated to replace the xbresh wits that had been expelled from their missions in lower california. >> we are back here live. this is the story that

he will raise california's father junipero serra to sainthood. >> carmel mission, father serra's home, will be packed today for the canonization. our reporter is in carmel with the story. matt? >> carmel is certainly a beautiful place to visit but many people are making the trip here not for the views but for the carmel mission. >> it is a privilege to be here the day before. >> everyone is welcome. come on down. >> 2,000 to 3,000 people are expected at the burial place of the soon-to-be saints father junipero serra. for those who could not make the trip to washington, dc, a large scene is ready in the courtyard and even non-catholics feel a connection to pope francis. >> i am not catholic but i love what he has done and the more i read about him the more i love him. i was reading and it brought me to tears he is such a good man. >> the carmel mission draws 125,000 people a year which could double following serra's canonization with the viewing from 1:00 o'clock to 4:00 and the mission gates are open all day. >>> thanks, father serra is a controversial choice because of his treatment

and he canonized junipero serra to sainthood. he was an evangelist who set out to spread christianity on the indigenous people in california 300 years ago. >> we declare junipero serra to be a saint. and he too be ven ritted by the whole church n. the name of the father and of the son and the holy spirit. >> but serra's canonization is a hot button topic for many native american groups. they say that his mission forced thousands of native indians to abandon enter culture and thousands more died from it disease. from carmel, california, where father junipero serra is buried, so many native americans are saying he's nothing to be celebrated. >> depending on who you ask, but most native americans do not appear to be particularly happy. and here in front of mission carmel, a small group of them gathered in private prayer and vigil. saying that junipero serra was not a saint, but a sinner. the mission that's he established on the california coast of caused a lot of pain and suffering to the indigenous people here. as you mentioned, th

forpero serra was brutal the california indians. he was the first presidente. it was his role to develop a system and a regulation and the policies for capturing and carrying forth and holding the indians. would forcefully capture the indians and march them to the missions. once they got to the missions, they could not leave. they were a labor force for the missions, a slave labor force. wouldy ran away, they send out the soldiers to capture them and bring them back and they would be whipped repeatedly , sometimes for up to a month. times, themission missions separated families, mothers from fathers from children. part of the reason was so parents could not pass on culture to the children. culturalcide of the indigenous people. the missions would you shackles and they used stocks on the indians. they separated the families, the women were repeatedly raped by the soldiers . there were no other women in california at that time. the men would go into the dormitories or barracks and just repeatedly raped them. those dormitories were locked, but the soldiers would g

father serra brought catholicism to the west. in the bay area, this high school has educate the young men since the 1940s and they say they have learned a great deal from saint junipero serra. >> he was a tremendous witness to faith, tremendous courage. and a positive role model for these young men. >>. >> they will hold a special vel celebration and mass tomorrow. dozens of protesters an native americans gathered to denounce the pope's actions. the demonstrate toors described mission as forced labor camps that killed thousands of indigenous and destroyed indigenous culture. >>> let's get another check of the forecast. >> nice and warm and sunny. and that is our pattern for a while. it will be pretty warm across the united states. a few thunderstorms in the upper midwest, in the texas panhandle and just off the south atlantic coast. dry and warm conditions, highs in the 90s. here in the bay area, we'll have highs ranging from low 70s at the coast to low and mid-90s in the warmest inland locations. and a free throw sky watchers, s

soil, juipero serra. a controversial priest who founded missions in california. ending a day that saw some often bitterly divided city united in joy. >> god bless america. [ applause ] >> reporter: now tomorrow we expect to hear more from pope francis on issues such as income inequality and immigration and climate change as he addresses a joint meeting of congress. first pope ever to do so. lester. >> and now the pope coming face-to-face with the diverse of america. people from all over the country who came to see him and meet him and if they were lucky to be blessed by him. many with stories rooted in faith and hope. and what they discovered was a pope who seemed just as eager to meet them. nbc's tom costello spent his day in the crowds. >> reporter: on a perfect sun-drenched day, pope francis emerged from the papal tour to the cheers of the faithful and the delight of catholic school kids. >> it was really cool. >> yeah, we got to touch him and stuff and shake his hand. it was awesome. >> reporter: to those who had arrived early for this day it was awesome. he

mission leaders say moving forward they will channel serra's spirit. >> father serra now saint serra and his motto always forward and never back. that is our attitude here at the mission. >> so far police don't have any suspects in this case. but, according to the "l.a. times" police are investigating this as a hate crime because only the tombstones of europeans were defaced while those of native americans there at carmel mission were untouched. one nice thing out of all this is church officials got together to help clean up yesterday all the way through last night and that there should be no permanent damage. live in our san francisco newsroom, stephanie chuang. >>> meantime, pope francis back at the vatican this morning after spending six days in the u.s. at each stop the pontiff was welcomed by hundreds of thousands of the faithful as well as nonbelievers. >> jay gray live in philadelphia where the pope held sunday service in front of 800,000 people. quite the mass, jay. >> yeah, laura, sam. the largest when you invite more than 800,000 over for the weekend, you've got a big mess

father serra. embodiment of a church which goes forth, a church which sets out to bring everywhere the reconciling tenderness of god. he left his native land and its church which sets out to bring everywhere the reconciling tenderness of god. way of life. he was excited about blazing trails, going forth to meet many people, learning and valuing the particular customs and ways of life. he learned how to bring to birth and nurture god's life in the faces of the native -- of everyone he met. he sought to defend the dignity of the native community, to protect it from those who had mistreated and abused it. mistreatment and wrongness which today still trouble us especially because of the hurt which they cause in the lives of many people. he had a motto which inspired his life and work. he sang, he lived his life by it. keep moving forward. for him, this was the way to continue experiencing the joy of the gospel, to keep his heart from going numb, from being -- he anes they sized. he kept going forward b

this of course the canonization of junipero serra. it is controversial. 25,000 people are expected to attend this ceremony. why some say this is opening deep wounds. others say they will have tears because of the joy they will experience from this. we can tell you a little bit about junipero serra. he brought christianity to california in the 18th century. he and his team spanish missionaries sent by spain to spread catholicism around the world, around the 1700s. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> listening in to the canonization ceremony taking place in washington, d.c. we can tell you, there was a formal welcome at white house this morning with the president and first lady the pope began his message after that greeting. he spoke about same-sex marriage, spoke about the poor and climate change. >> the pope and the president sat down together in the oval office, outside the white house, ten-minute speech delivered in english, pope francis made it clear the vatican is firmly behind dealing with climate change. president obama, in

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but this is the canonization of father junipero serra. having grown up in california this is someone you learn a lot about when you're talking about state history, when you're learning about california missions. i remember as a child he was someone who was exalted in history. but in more recent times as is the case with so much history i think historians take a more complex view of him. and that's really one of the -- and that brings us to the issue of why this is a little controversial even as the pope tries to balance this. >> you know, back in the day many moons ago i taught high school in california. and it seemed like half the teams we played football against were named serra. so i know what you mean. well, the controversy basically is this. junipero serra was part of the colonization of what is today california. he was a very successful evangelizer, meaning a missionary, meaning he converted many native persons to the faith. now, we all know that there were terrific abuses associated with colonization. the church was in some ways in

, a reference to the native americans who say serra enslaved their ancestors. but by and large, the message here was let the bells toll for a man who devoted his life to the gospel. >> juni ranillo/supports sainthood for serra -- >> he brought jesus to california. >> reporter:but not everyone is endorsing the idea of father serra becoming a saint. today's celebration in carmel was dotted by quiet protests. coming up on kn 4 news at six. why some say, father serra is no saint at all. >> pam: tomorrow, pope francis conintues his historic visit with a trip to capitol hill.there, he will deliver a speech to a joint meeting of congress. which is a first for any pope. >> pam: members of congress have been preparing for his visit. and will welcome him at the capitol for a historic moment. >> pam: kron 4's congressional correspondent alex schuman joins us live from washington. to tell us how the visit has changed things on capitol hill, and what members expect to hear. alex? >> reporter: the excitement is building all. it will beat a lot of members of congress first ch

serra is not a saint, but a sinner. the two sides are talking past each other, from the native american groups who have been upset ever since the announcement in the spring or actually earlier this year when pope francis decided that he wanted to turn father junipero serra into a saint. the church is looking at it from a religious perspective, theological perspective, he left europe in the comforts of his home and came to california, very hostile, very far away, the journey itself must have been very dangerous. but from the impact of the mission system on the indigenous populations that's what the native americans are upset about, antonio. >> melissa has the american catholic church ever specifically addressed the concerns about serra? >> the american catholic church has and the vatican as well. pope francis in his trips to bolivia, faced a crowd of indigenous people and apologized for the sins of the church in the new world. he stopped short of changing his mind on sainthood, especially descendants of those mission ind

there is no sign of the debate in washington where serra will be cannon ice canonized. here it is cheater either he believe the souls need to be saved or you don't. >> i suppose that's true. >> reporter: pope francis has talked about the grave since against indians but 10s of thousands fair i should within the establishment of serra's mission system. i believe doubling news communities are find to go difficult to decipher pope francis' local i can. >> don't forget plenty more on our website aljazeera.com. including the latest in burkina faso with the two rival sides have signed a truce. keep yourself up-to-date with what is happening there and around the world online. >> for some reason as she was working this is what he did. withwolf whistles). the more peep that hear the story, the true story, no matter if you know nothing about the south, you knew that was long, you thought that child was brutalized that way. before you have reconciliation,