A historic marker outside the Dayton, Tenn., courthouse where the 1925 Scopes Trial was held.Associated Press file But the original fundamentalist movement was actually Christian. And it was born in…
Pope Francis waves to faithful from his studio window overlooking St. Peter’s Square, during the weekly Angelus prayer at the Vatican, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019.Giuseppe Lami/ANSA via AP Francis on…
An Amazon indigenous girl gives Pope Francis a plant during the offertory of a Mass for the closing of Amazon synod in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Sunday, Oct.…
Oh first new member on Dharma Center council in eight years
The Pew Research Center says 65% of American adults now describe themselves as Christian, down from 77% in 2009.Associated Press file Based on telephone surveys conducted in 2018 and 2019,…
The findings of the independent investigation show the state’s three Catholic dioceses spent decades attempting to cover up the abuse, Colorado Public Radio reports . The monthslong investigation was led…
The Salt Lake Temple at Temple Square in Salt Lake City. The Church of Jesus of Christ of Latter-day Saints is opposing a proposed ban on conversion therapy in Utah,…
The public is invited to the service and to see the new sanctuary. Attendees may bring something to add to the soup or a side.
A person stands in front of Stars of David that are displayed in front of the Tree of Life Synagogue with the names of those killed in Saturday’s deadly shooting…
A Roman catholic priest, back to camera, listens to a man’s confession during a mass for late Pope John Paul II and John XXIII in Saint Luigi dei Francesi (St.…
Wear a costume to church and trunk-or-treat with the congregation afterward. The trunk-or-treat will take place in the parking lot. Light refreshments will be served by the Connect Team. Those…
Francis quoted from one of Newman’s most famous hymns, “Lead, Kindly Lights,” as he presided over Mass on Sunday before an estimated 50,000 people in a sun-drenched St. Peter’s Square…
A wooden cross is lifted up by faithful as Pope Francis delivers the Angelus noon prayer in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican in 2014.Associated Press file The feast has…
The move follows an announcement last year that at least five of 16 Dead Sea Scroll fragments that had been on display at the museum were found to be apparent…
The class, taught by Rand Burden, will explore the scriptures to reveal the activities, workings and promises of the Holy Spirit from Genesis through Revelation. Bring a Bible to class…
Pope Francis is moved as he greets Cardinal Sigitas Tamkevicius during a consistory inside St. Peter’s Basilica, at the Vatican, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019. Pope Francis has chosen 13 men…
Pope Francis walks in procession on the occasion of the Amazon synod, at the Vatican, Monday, Oct. 7, 2019. Pope Francis opened a three-week meeting on preserving the rainforest and…
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints President Russell M. Nelson prays during the church’s twice-annual conference, in Salt Lake City. Nelson has rolled out a dizzying number of…
A beehive-shaped stone hut on Skellig Michael, a remote island off the coast of southwest Ireland. The island was home to an ancient order of Christian monks and is a…
The St. Francis Day Blessing of the Animals will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6, in Rotary Park, 1565 East Second Ave.Durango Herald file The…
The talk is free to the community and child care will be provided. The talk is sponsored by First Church of Christ, Scientist. For more information, visit www.christiansciencedurango.org.
Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld with the modern Orthodox synagogue Ohev Shalom in Washington examines a Torah exhibit at the Museum of the Bible.Washington Post file I was one of millions of…
Pope Francis walks with Madagascan President Andry Rajoelina, right, as he prepares to depart from Madagascar Sept. 10 for Rome at the end of his three-nation African tour at Antananarivo’s…
The Supreme Court in Washington.Associated Press file From the 1960s until very recently, liberals successfully argued at the Supreme Court that the tyranny of the majority cannot define the lives…
The cover of the Christian Herald on June 26, 1901.Courtesy of the Christian Herald Association, New York But as media technologies have raised awareness of global suffering, some have asked…
An 1892 lithograph of the Salem Witch Trials.Library of Congress But while there’s evidence that our brains are hardwired to see ghosts, the apparitions we see tend to vary. Historians…
Rising Leaders ministry prepares young adults to become leaders in ministry by giving them up to two years of paid experience working in a church setting. Those currently serving at…
Christian churches become places of worship for others
Satellite groups will be held at: 6 p.m. Thursdays, starting Sept. 12, at First United Methodist, 2917 Aspen Drive; 6:30 p.m. Thursdays, starting Sept. 12, at Ignacio Community Church, 405…
This year’s study is titled “Acts and Letters of the Apostles.” Bible study groups are interdenominational. For more information, call Larry Corman at 884-4762.
