Religion Many U.S. Catholics are dismayed by Trump’s unprecedented broadside at the first American pope Pope Leo XIV meets the Algerian Community in the Basilica of Our Lady of Africa in Algiers on Monday, April… April 13, 2026
Religion From southern India to Canada’s far north: New archbishop serves Indigenous Catholics Rev. Susai Jesu, recently named archbishop of Keewatin-La Pas, gives an interview at the Sacred Heart Church of the First… February 6, 2026
Religion Priest by day, DJ by night: Padre Guilherme’s rave in Beirut draws cheers and controversy Portuguese Catholic priest and deejay Guilherme Peixoto, performs during a concert in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, after a… January 17, 2026
Nation & World Robert Prevost, first pope from United States in history, takes name Leo XIV A member of the Augustinian religious order, he spent his career ministering in Peru May 8, 2025
Local News Community in southeast La Plata County works to save its historical church Iglesia de San Antonio in Tiffany needs serious repairs and funding September 22, 2024
Gallery Photos: Hopes for the resurrection of Iglesia de San Antonio Catholic church in southeast La Plata County needs funding for multiple repairs September 22, 2024
AP New Mexico Investigation finds at least 973 Native American children died in U.S. government boarding schools schools gave Native American kids English names, put them through military drills and forced them to perform manual labor July 31, 2024
Regional News 2 new lawsuits accuse Jesuit priests in Albuquerque of abuse The Albuquerque Journal reported Sunday one of the alleged victims contends he was sexually abused eight years ago at Immaculate… November 17, 2019
Local News Report: Former La Plata County priests among those guilty of abuse leaders worked in Durango, Ignacio October 24, 2019
Regional News New Mexico archbishop again denounces ‘Santa Muerte’ Statues of La Santa Muerte, an underworld saint most recently associated with the violent drug trade in Mexico, are shown… March 25, 2019
Regional News Former slave considered for sainthood A Mass was held Sunday at the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception where Julia Greeley was proclaimed a Servant… December 18, 2016
Nation & World Pope allows all priests to absolve ‘grave sin’ of abortion Pope Francis signs a letter at the end of a Mass on the occasion of the closing of the Holy… November 21, 2016
Religion Area churches to hold Easter weekend services Many area churches will hold Easter services Sunday.Associated Press file photo Most other churches will hold their regularly scheduled services.… March 25, 2016
Local News Sex-abuse survivors lambast Bob Beauprez Candidate fought bills easing civil lawsuits against clergy October 30, 2014