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AP Explains: How past wounds fuel debate over Polish law

Acknowledging the concerns of Israel, the United States and Holocaust scholars, President Andrzej Duda said he would ask the country’s…

February 7, 2018

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Letter about abuse cover-up belies pope denial

Juan Carlos Cruz reads from his tablet during an interview with The Associated Press in Philadelphia on Feb. 4. Cruz…

February 5, 2018

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First Baptist to host ‘Night to Shine’ at fairgrounds

Night to Shine is hosted by more than 350 churches in 50 states and 11 countries. An event is planned…

February 4, 2018

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Airport chapels reflect nation’s religious variations

U.S., cities have idiosyncratic approaches

February 3, 2018

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Pope sends sex crimes expert to Chile to investigate bishop

The Vatican said Tuesday that Maltese Archbishop Charles Scicluna would travel to Chile “to listen to those who have expressed…

January 30, 2018

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‘Dreamer’ priest faces deportation – and a divided congregation

The priest knows the prayers behind the faces of these undocumented immigrants, whom it is his special mission to serve.…

January 27, 2018

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Durango Dharma Center to hold insight meditation series

Durango Herald file Insight meditation is a simple technique that develops awareness. The class is open to all experience levels.…

January 26, 2018

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German bishops reject pope suggestion to tweak Lord’s Prayer

France recently changed its translation of “lead us not into temptation” to “don’t let me fall into temptation,” which Francis…

January 25, 2018

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Priest tends to miners, sex workers deep in Peru’s Amazon

“In my heart there is no peace,” the Rev. Pedro Zabala sings as the coffin is lowered into the dirt…

January 24, 2018

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Pope apologizes to abuse victims, but defends Chilean bishop

But he doubled down on defending a Chilean bishop accused by victims of covering up for the country’s most notorious…

January 23, 2018

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Trump immigration remarks intensify evangelical rift

While some of his evangelical backers expressed support for his leadership, other conservative Christians are calling the president racist and…

January 20, 2018

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Pope to indigenous: Amazon is ‘heart of the church’

Flanked by Bishop David Martinez and Father Bruco Cadore, Pope Francis speaks to indigenous groups in Puerto Maldonado, Peru, on…

January 19, 2018

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Pope Francis just performed a historic wedding aboard the papal plane

Pope Francis marries flight attendants Carlos Ciuffardi, left, and Paola Podest, center, during a flight from Santiago, Chile, to Iquique,…

January 18, 2018

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A pastor lights into President Trump – with Vice President Pence sitting in the front pew

President Donald Trump listens during a meeting with lawmakers on immigration policy in the Cabinet Room of the White House…

January 17, 2018

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Pope meets with abuse survivors, weeps with them in Chile

Pope Francis meets with Bishops at the Sacristy of the Cathedral of Santiago, Chile, on Tuesday.Luca Zennaro/Pool via AP The…

January 16, 2018

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Mormon leadership hierarchy is made up only of men

President Russell M. Nelson, center, as his counselors Dallin H. Oaks, left, and Henry B. Eyring, speak during a news…

January 16, 2018

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Mormon church appoints 93-year-old ex-surgeon as president

President Russell M. Nelson speaks at a church broadcast announcing his new leadership as the faith’s president in the wake…

January 16, 2018

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For some, ‘evangelical’ becomes an uncomfortable label

Associated Press file<br><br>The term “evangelical” became popular decades ago as a way to tamp down differences, emphasizing that all people…

January 13, 2018

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Why repentant pastors should be forgiven but not restored to the pulpit

Associated Press file Christians struggle with this question because Christianity centers on the idea of forgiveness. Step one in becoming…

January 13, 2018

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St. Columba Catholic Church to host day of prayer

All are welcome to pray for the dignity of life at the church. The rosary will be led every half…

January 12, 2018

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Durango Dharma Center to offer six-class series

The book After Buddhism: Rethinking the Dharma for a Secular Age by Stephen Batchelor will guide classes, and participants will…

January 12, 2018

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Chinese authorities demolish well-known evangelical church

Witnesses and overseas activists say paramilitary People’s Armed Police forces used excavators and dynamite on Tuesday to destroy the Golden…

January 11, 2018

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Historic Iron Church in Istanbul reopens after restoration

In Sunday’s opening ceremony, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the 120-year-old Sveti Stefan Church remains the “single example” of…

January 10, 2018

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Pope on Epiphany: Don’t make money, career your whole life

Pope Francis incenses the altar as he celebrates an Epiphany Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on Saturday.…

January 9, 2018

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Medieval practices to ease your path into prayer

Even the most spiritually gifted can find their prayer dry, as we know from the sometimes despairing accounts of spiritual…

January 6, 2018

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Book World: A peaceful, and palatable, version of Islam

What the Qur’an Meant: And Why It Matters The 2016 presidential race was a case in point. As Wills writes,…

January 4, 2018

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Former heart surgeon set to become next Mormon president

Russell M. Nelson is likely to be formally named to the post in the coming days under longstanding church protocol…

January 3, 2018

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Thomas S. Monson, president of Mormon church, dies at 90

President Thomas S. Monson, of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, waves to the audience during the opening…

January 3, 2018

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New center helping trace roots of Jews in New England

The Jewish Heritage Center at the Boston-based genealogical society is not just a resource for people tracing family roots, but…

January 2, 2018

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100 parishioners get $100 each: What did they do?

deeds abound after donor gives church $10,000

December 30, 2017