A man wears a crown and holds an unloaded weapon at the World Peace and Unification Sanctuary on Wednesday in Newfoundland, Pa. Worshippers clutching AR-15 rifles participated in a commitment…
Three variations of the AR-15 assault rifle are displayed at the California Department of Justice in Sacramento, Calif.Associated Press file The Wallenpaupack Area School District sent a letter to parents…
People pass the casket and are greeted by Billy Graham’s grandson, Roy Graham, right, as they pay respects to Billy Graham during a public viewing at the Billy Graham Library…
Montezuma County’s Annika Lewis to represent rural Colorado in N.Y.
The Rev. Billy Graham, dubbed “America’s Pastor” and the “Protestant Pope,” died Wednesday at his North Carolina home at age 99 after achieving a level of influence and reach no…
“America’s Pastor,” as he was dubbed, had suffered from cancer, pneumonia and other ailments and died at his home in North Carolina. More than anyone else, Graham built evangelicalism into…
Pope Francis celebrates Mass at the Santa Marta chapel at the Vatican on Feb. 16.L’Osservatore Romano/Pool Photo via AP The announcement of the new members of the Pontifical Commission for…
Associated Press file The congregation will read the New Testament’s book of Mark during the 40 days of Lent before Easter and learn what it means to experience hope, healing…
A Tibetan Monk from the Gaden Shartse Monastary, rubs a metal cone releasing sand used to create a Green Tara Mandala within the Open Shutter Gallery.Durango Herald file Welcome to…
Associated Press file Feb. 21: Faith Community Church, 1400 Highway 172.Feb. 28: Christ the King Lutheran Church, 495 Florida Road.March 7: St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 2611 Junction St.March 14: First…
Pilgrims queue to visit the grotto at Lourdes, southwestern France. A French bishop on Feb. 11, declared as a miracle the cure of a Roman Catholic nun who was an…
A nun takes notes as she attends a conference on the Latin Mass at Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome. The #MeToo movement and the controversy over a…
Popular during the Civil War, the motto fell out of favor until its resurgence in the 1950s
Courtesy of Rodney Bailey via Washington Post<br><br>Imam Mohamed Magid of the All Dulles Area Muslim Society mosque in Northern Virginia, left, and Pastor Bob Roberts of NorthWood Church in Texas…
Juan Carlos Cruz reads from his tablet during an interview with The Associated Press on Feb. 4 in Philadelphia. Cruz says Pope Francis received a letter he wrote in 2015…
Acknowledging the concerns of Israel, the United States and Holocaust scholars, President Andrzej Duda said he would ask the country’s constitutional court to review the law, leaving open the possibility…
Juan Carlos Cruz reads from his tablet during an interview with The Associated Press in Philadelphia on Feb. 4. Cruz says Pope Francis received a letter he wrote in 2015…
Night to Shine is hosted by more than 350 churches in 50 states and 11 countries. An event is planned Friday in Durango.Courtesy of Tim Tebow Foundation website Night to…
Across U.S., cities have idiosyncratic approaches
The Vatican said Tuesday that Maltese Archbishop Charles Scicluna would travel to Chile “to listen to those who have expressed the desire to provide elements” about the case of Bishop…
The priest knows the prayers behind the faces of these undocumented immigrants, whom it is his special mission to serve. It’s a prayer he shares: Señor Jesús, please don’t make…
Durango Herald file Insight meditation is a simple technique that develops awareness. The class is open to all experience levels. The cost is $20, with a $10-$20 suggested donation to…
France recently changed its translation of “lead us not into temptation” to “don’t let me fall into temptation,” which Francis has suggested was better. He told Italy’s TV2000 last month…
“In my heart there is no peace,” the Rev. Pedro Zabala sings as the coffin is lowered into the dirt in a cemetery where the graves of about 50 other…
But he doubled down on defending a Chilean bishop accused by victims of covering up for the country’s most notorious pedophile priest, and he repeated that anyone who makes such…
While some of his evangelical backers expressed support for his leadership, other conservative Christians are calling the president racist and say church leaders had a moral imperative to condemn him.…
Flanked by Bishop David Martinez and Father Bruco Cadore, Pope Francis speaks to indigenous groups in Puerto Maldonado, Peru, on Friday. Standing with thousands of indigenous Peruvians, Francis declared the…
Pope Francis marries flight attendants Carlos Ciuffardi, left, and Paola Podest, center, during a flight from Santiago, Chile, to Iquique, Chile, on Thursday. Pope Francis celebrated the first-ever airborne papal…
President Donald Trump listens during a meeting with lawmakers on immigration policy in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington. Trump used profane language to disparage African nations…
Pope Francis meets with Bishops at the Sacristy of the Cathedral of Santiago, Chile, on Tuesday.Luca Zennaro/Pool via AP The pontiff also acknowledged the “pain” of priests who have been…
