Pope Francis kisses a child as he arrives for his weekly general audience Wednesday in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. Francis, an Argentine Jesuit, will be the fourth pope…
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Pope Francis talks with Jesuit leader Rev. Adolfo Nicolas before celebrating Mass with Jesuits on Friday in Rome.Riccardo De Luca/Associated Press He also warned against accepting men for the priesthood…
Pope Francis kisses the Holy Book as he celebrates Mass on New Year’s Day in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican.Andrew Medichini/Associated Press “We are all children of one heavenly…
The defrocked pastor, the Rev. Frank Schaefer, who led a congregation in Lebanon, Pa., was stripped of his clerical credentials Dec. 19. Since then, Bishop Minerva G. Carcaño has invited…
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says in the new 1,400-word essay that most of the post-1890 plural marriages were performed in Mexico and Canada but that a…
The Durango Dharma Center has moved to a new space at 208 East Animas Road (County Road 250), at the intersection of 32nd Street and East Animas Road in the…
Services marked with an asterisk indicate that child care will be provided. All Saints Anglican Church, Fort Lewis College Chapel. Candlelight service with the traditional Festival of Lessons and Carols…
The Durango Herald will publish a schedule of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services in its Dec. 21 edition. Churches should submit their schedules by 5 p.m. Thursday. Email Ann…
Chaz Stevens, an athiest, erected a Festivus pole made of beer cans at the Florida Capitol in Tallahassee to protest a Nativity scene there. Florida considers the Statehouse rotunda to…
Archaeologists at the Mayadevi Temple in Nepal have uncovered evidence of a Buddhist shrine from the sixth-century B.C.Ira Block/National Geographic/Associated Press Kosh Prasad Acharya, who teamed with archaeologists from Britain’s…
Pope Francis has agreed to convene a panel to advise the church about protecting children from sexual abuse and helping victims heal.Gregorio Borgia/Associated Press It remains to be seen if…
All Saints Anglican Church’s Advent sermon series in December by the Rev. Edward W. Fowler is called “The Prophet Isaiah’s Gospel of Peace.” Worship services take place at 10 a.m.…
Thomas Williams, once the public face of the Legion of Christ, left the priesthood after admitting he fathered a child. Today, he will marry the child’s mother, Elizabeth Lev. Lev…
Cardinal Timothy Dolan, archbishop of New York, told NBC News that the church has been “out-marketed” on the issue by an array of people, including politicians. “We’ve been caricatured as…
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Congregation Har Shalom, 2537 County Road 203, will host these programs: Jewish meditation will be held from 9:30 to 10 a.m. Dec. 7. A traditional Shabbat service with Torah reading…
First United Methodist Church of Durango, 2917 Aspen Drive, will host its 40th annual Holiday Bazaar from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. today. There will be refreshments throughout the day,…
Schaeferdu1-i-syn The United Methodist clergyman convicted of breaking church law for officiating at his son’s same-sex wedding was suspended late Tuesday, and ordered by a jury of his fellow pastors…
The Family Sunday School at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 2611 Junction St., will be held at 9:15 a.m. Sunday because of Thanksgiving break. Durango Methodist church to hold sermon series…
Well, mostly. You know the joke: Two Jews, three opinions … But seriously: A sweeping survey from the Pew Research Center, “Portrait of Jewish Americans,” finds humor is one of…
Pope John Paul II Catholic Church, 353 South Pagosa Blvd. in Pagosa Springs, announces these Mass schedules: 5 p.m. Saturday (Anticipatory). 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Sunday. 7:30 a.m. Monday,…
