Religion

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

Religion

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

Religion

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

Religion

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

Religion

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

Religion

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

Religion

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

Religion

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

Religion

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

Religion

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

Religion

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

Religion

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

deeds abound after donor gives church $10,000

December 30, 2017

Religion

A top Church of England bishop scolds U.S. evangelicals for ‘uncritical’ support of Trump

Liverpool Bishop Paul Bayes attacked American evangelicals for their “uncritical support” of President Donald Trump, pictured, suggesting that “self-styled evangelicals”…

December 28, 2017

Religion

Washington’s new Bible museum talks a lot about Jews. So why are some Jews so skeptical?

Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld, of the modern Orthodox synagogue Ohev Shalom in Washington, examines a Torah exhibit at the Museum of…

December 27, 2017

Religion

A parenting dilemma: Finding the religious meaning of Christmas gifts

Swimming against the tide of gift-giving is tough

December 26, 2017

Religion

Christmas Eve church services in Durango

St. Mark’s Episcopal Church is located at 910 East Third Ave.David Bergeland/Durango Herald Dec. 24: 10 a.m., fourth Sunday of…

December 23, 2017

Religion

Wisconsin priest tells parishioners he’s gay, gets ovation

The Rev. Gregory Greiten disclosed his sexual orientation on Dec. 17 to the St. Bernadette Parish and was greeted with…

December 22, 2017

Religion

Mormon baptisms of Holocaust victims draw ire

Holocaust victims, grandparents of famous figures have been baptized

December 21, 2017

Religion

Vatican issues new rules for relics in saint-making process

Nuns carry on the altar the relics of five new Saints during an open-air canonization ceremony led by Pope Benedict…

December 19, 2017

Religion

Christmas Eve church services in Durango

Durango Herald file Dec. 23: 5:30 p.m., contemporary service.Dec. 24: 2 p.m., family worship; 3 p.m., 5 p.m., contemporary worship;…

December 17, 2017

Religion

Pope Francis suggests revision to the Lord’s Prayer

Pope Francis prays in front of the statue of the Virgin Mary on Dec. 8 near Rome’s Spanish Steps, a…

December 15, 2017

Religion

American evangelist leads rare event in communist Vietnam

Despite sweeping economic reforms over the past 30 years that made Vietnam one of the fasting growing countries in the…

December 13, 2017

Religion

Menorah lightings planned around the world for Hanukkah

Celebrations in Vail will include menorahs made from skis

December 12, 2017