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Pope to visit Spain this year, with stops in Madrid, Barcelona and Canary Islands, cardinal says

Pope Leo XIV meets faithfuls at the end of his weekly general audience in the Paul XI Hall at the…

January 12, 2026

Religion

The pope in a major foreign policy address blasts how countries are using force to assert dominion

Pope Leo XIV holds his weekly general audience in the Paul XI Hall at the Vatican on Wednesday, Jan. 7,…

January 12, 2026

Religion

U.S. faith leaders supporting targeted immigrants brace for a tough year ahead

Parishioners of Notre Dame d'Haiti process outside the Catholic church during a Lent that reenacted the biblical story of the…

January 4, 2026

Travel

Buddhist monks persist in peace walk despite injuries as thousands follow them on social media

Buddhist monks on a “Walk for Peace” walk on Veterans Parkway in Fayetteville, Ga., on Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, from…

January 2, 2026

Associated Press

Pope Leo XIV urges the faithful on Christmas to shed indifference in the face of suffering

Pope Leo XIV waves after delivering the Urbi et Orbi (Latin for 'to the city and to the world' )…

December 25, 2025

Local News

Photo: Shingles bell

Diversified Roofing patches up the roof around the bell tower Dec. 16 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church at 2611 Junction…

December 23, 2025

Religion

Faith-based entertainment sees a revival in Hollywood. Defining what it is can be a challenge

This image shows a still from the series “Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints.” (Fox Nation via AP)cca Hollywood, it seems,…

December 21, 2025

Religion

Faith leaders embrace sound baths to connect with spiritual seekers

Renee Noa Harris leads a sound bath at Temple Emanuel on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP…

December 14, 2025

Associated Press

Pope Leo XIV sends message of support to southern Lebanon as he ends 1st foreign trip

Pope Leo XIV waves as he boards a flight back to the Vatican after his visit to Lebanon at Beirut…

December 2, 2025

Religion

Pope in Lebanon asks for ‘divine gift of peace’ alongside country’s Christian and Muslim leaders

Pope Leo XIV, center, attends an ecumenical and interreligious meeting at Martyrs’ Square in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Dec. 1,…

December 1, 2025

Religion

Airport chapels stay on the radar of workers and travelers even as role of faith in public shifts

The Rev. Brian Daley speaks with two airline employees after they prayed at Our Lady of the Airways, a Catholic…

November 30, 2025

Regional News

Residents march for Jesus on Main Street in Cortez

'We are out here to proclaim him from the Gospel’

November 26, 2025

Local News

Gaden Shartse Buddhist monks complete sand mandala, wrapping up week of events

Monastics leave Durango with encouragement to rejoice life and be compassionate

November 22, 2025

Local News

Buddhist monks come to Durango to create sand mandala, offer message of compassion

of spiritual events also helps raise money for new school in India

November 19, 2025

Associated Press

New museum in California offers immersive experience of the Shroud of Turin

Nora Creech, director of Othonia North America, points to a replica of the Shroud of Turin at a new interactive…

November 19, 2025

Religion

Israeli survivors of Kristallnacht mark 87th anniversary of Nazi riots amid rising antisemitism

Holocaust survivors Walter Bingham, 101, center, George Shefi, 94, right, and Paul Alexander, 87, talk as they pose for a…

November 16, 2025

Religion

Mamdani’s historic win as New York City’s mayor sparks excitement and hope among many US Muslims

Zohran Mamdani speaks after winning the mayoral election, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura) Many are…

November 9, 2025

Associated Press

Divided Jewish leaders react with warnings and hope as New York elects Zohran Mamdani as mayor

New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani speaks during a news conference in the Queens borough of New York, Wednesday, Nov.…

November 5, 2025

Religion

Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia becomes the world’s tallest church

The Sagrada Familia basilica, which became the world’s tallest church after a section of its central tower was lifted into…

November 2, 2025

Religion

Vatican will return dozens of artifacts to Indigenous groups in Canada as gesture of reconciliation

Pope Francis dons a headdress during a visit with Indigenous peoples at Maskwaci, the former Ermineskin Residential School, on Monday,…

October 26, 2025

Associated Press

Pope meets with global group of clergy abuse survivors to talk zero tolerance

Evelyn Korkmaz, left, Gemma Hickey, center, and Matthias Katsch, with Ending Clergy Abuse, a global organization of abuse victims and…

October 20, 2025

Religion

Pope urges Italy to remain open to migrants during rite of passage visit to presidential palace

Pope Leo XIV is welcomed by Italian President Sergio Mattarella as he arrives at the Quirinale Presidential Palace in Rome…

October 19, 2025

Religion

Vatican names judges for trial of former Jesuit artist Rupnik accused of abuse by over 20 women

A mosaic by ex-Jesuit artist Marko Rupnik is seen on the main facade of the Church of Our Lady of…

October 19, 2025

Religion

El Paso bishop brings pope desperate letters from migrants in crosshairs of US crackdown

Bishop of El Pass Mark Joseph Seitz talks about the situation at the U.S. border with Mexico at the Vatican…

October 12, 2025