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Pope meets with global group of clergy abuse survivors to talk zero tolerance

VATICAN CITY – Pope Leo XIV met Monday for the first time with an organization of clergy abuse survivors and advocates, who said he agreed to maintain a permanent dialogue as they press for ...

Vatican will return dozens of artifacts to Indigenous groups in Canada as gesture of reconciliation

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican is expected to soon announce that it will return a few dozen artifacts to Indigenous communities in Canada as part of its reckoning with the Catholic Church’s trou...

St. Mark’s to hold blessing of new window

St. Mark’s Episcopal Church will hold a blessing of its new stained-glass window at 10 a.m. Nov. 2 and the church, 910 East Third Ave. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Mancos gave St. Mark’s t...

Pope urges Italy to remain open to migrants during rite of passage visit to presidential palace

ROME – Pope Leo XIV thanked Italy on Tuesday for its efforts to combat human trafficking but urged the country to remain open to welcoming and integrating migrants as he took part in a pomp-...

Vatican names judges for trial of former Jesuit artist Rupnik accused of abuse by over 20 women

ROME – The Vatican took the unusual step Monday of announcing that it had named judges to decide the fate of a famous ex-Jesuit artist, whose mosaics decorate basilicas around the world and ...

El Paso bishop brings pope desperate letters from migrants in crosshairs of US crackdown

VATICAN CITY – The Texas bishop on the front lines of the U.S. immigration crackdown met Wednesday with Pope Leo XIV and brought him a packet of letters from immigrant families “terrorized” ...

Pope Leo XIV to visit Turkey and Lebanon

Trip next month will be first foreign excursion of his papacy

Robert Prevost, first pope from United States in history, takes name Leo XIV

A member of the Augustinian religious order, he spent his career ministering in Peru

Holy Week service schedule

Mass of the Last Supper, 7 p.m., Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 254 East Fifth Ave. Passion play, 11 a.m., Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 254 East Fifth Ave. Liturgy, noon, St Mark...

Christmas service schedule

Christmas Eve, Dec. 24 Service, 3:30 p.m., First Baptist Durango, 332 E. 11th St. Nursery provided. Family mass (In the gym), 4 p.m., St. Columba Catholic Church, 1800 East Second Av...

Learning about God from dogs

Orthodox monks breed and train canines in upstate New York monastery CAMBRIDGE, New York – After he and his fellow monks sang morning prayers in their church nestled in a forest, Brother Luk...

Haitians in Ohio find solidarity at church after chaotic week of false pet-eating claims

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — For many Haitian immigrants, Sunday mornings in Springfield, Ohio, are spent joyfully worshipping God as they sing and pray in their native Creole. This Sunday, they...