A potential design for the proposed hijab emoji.Aphelandra Messer via Washington Post And that is something the 15-year-old high school student decided to change. The teenager, who lives in Berlin…
Durango Herald file Based on the theme “finding heart,” Fu will explain famous pilgrimage stories and participants will practice silent sitting meditation and Zen walking meditation. There will be time…
Pope Francis, right, greets Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. In a new book, The Last Conversations, by Benedict and German journalist Peter Seewald, the retired pope reflects on his papacy.Associated Press…
Durango Herald file photo The course will include teachings, discussions, guided meditation and homework. New and experienced meditators are welcome. To register or for more information, visit www.durangodharmacenter.org. For questions,…
Durango Herald file photo Ames will discuss the “Year of Mercy” as a vessel for amazing grace, helping to understand the grace that comes with change. Ames will also preach…
Associated Press file photo The sermons will discuss the power of words in family life, at work, in the digital age and in the political arena, and explain how to…
Associated Press file photo First responders will be honored and thanked for their service on the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. All are welcome. Attendees are asked to…
Pope Francis attends a vesper prayer Thursday in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. This year, the Sept. 1 day of prayer for the planet falls during Francis’ Holy Year…
Greater religious commitment equals great wariness of biomedical technologies
A new postage stamp recognizes the Hindu holiday of Diwali. The Postal Service will start issuing the stamp Oct. 5.Courtesy of U.S. Postal Service via Washington Post The stamp, announced…
Religious freedom report singles out specific countries
French soldiers patrol in the site of the sanctuary in Lourdes, southwestern France on Sunday. Security measures for Lourdes’ biggest annual event, the Feast of the Assumption, have been increased…
The meaning of the 125-foot Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro varies to Brazilians. One of its creators called it a “monument to science, art and religion.”Associated Press…
All-volunteer crew revives ‘cornerstone of our community’
Professor shows how Christianity used to support politicians, war, manifest destiny
largely silent visit, Francis meets survivors, rescuers
The Argentine pontiff, who had never set foot in Eastern Europe before this week’s five-day pilgrimage to Poland, gazed in apparent awe for several minutes as he studied the Jasna…
The Rev. Richie Clendenen tells the congregation at Christian Fellowship Church in Benton, Ky., “There’s nobody hated more in this nation than Christians. Welcome to America’s most wanted: You.”David Goldman/Associated…
Television series will be filmed in New Mexico
Minister says project proves Bible’s truth; critics say it harms science education
Benedict steals show at unprecedented ceremony in Vatican
The Rev. Debra (Debbie) Metzgar Shew has joined St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Durango and will begin leading worship services at 10:30 a.m. July 10. Shew most recently served as…
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald file<br><br>Unitarian Universalists are considering a resolution to celebrate Thanksgiving in a way that is more respectful to Native Americans. Many of the churches established by the Pilgrims…
Harvard Divinity School professor Karen King says a piece of papyrus with the phrase “Jesus said to them, My wife,” is likely a modern forgery. In 2012, King had presented…
Christ the King Lutheran Church will host a youth-oriented outdoor service at 9 a.m. Sunday in Rotary Park, at 15th Street and East Second Avenue. There will be music, a…
events to recognize cultural importance of solstice
annual meeting, a call to welcome, adopt those in need
The Rev. Ronnie Floyd, president of the Southern Baptist Convention, has made racial unity a priority for the largest Protestant denomination in America.Jeff Roberson/Associated Press The resolution, originally presented by…
Why do Muslims fast? The fast is intended to bring the faithful closer to God and to remind them of the suffering of those less fortunate. As with fasting in…
