The Pew Research Center report modeled three scenarios for estimating the number of Muslims who would be living in Europe by 2050. All three used a mid-2016 estimate of 25.8…
du1-i-syn All meditators are welcome. Cost is on a $100-$200 sliding scale, plus a donation to the teacher. To register and for more information, visit www.durangodharmacenter.org.
The event will feature a fiesta dinner, raffle, silent auction and activities. People can purchase raffle tickets, $1 each or $5 for six, from a member of the Carmelitas. For…
Congregations grow as people seek solace, social action activities
A winter solstice celebration will be held Dec. 20 at Tara Mandala Retreat Center and Temple, located at 4000 Forest Service Road 649, about 15 miles southwest of Pagosa Springs.Durango…
Pope Francis waves from pope-mobile as Myanmar Catholics wave flags ahed of a Mass Wednesday in Yangon, Myanmar.Gemunu Amarasinghe/Associated Press Spokesman Greg Burke said Francis took seriously the advice given…
Pope Francis meets with Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on Tuesday.Max Rossi/Pool photo via AP Francis didn’t cite the crackdown or even utter the contested word…
Durango Herald file Participants will gently explore and cultivate the courage to be open and present. The retreat will include sitting and walking meditation, dharma talks and the preciousness of…
Associated Press file The series will discuss the promise of Christmas what makes the season “the most wonderful time of the year.” For more information and sermon times, visit www.fumcdurango.org.
17th century text includes 2 infamous errors
Pope Francis heads to Myanmar and Bangladesh with the international community excoriating Myanmar’s crackdown on Rohingya Muslims as “ethnic cleansing” but his own church resisting the label and defending Myanmar’s…
Visitors take in a permanent sunset over biblical-era Jerusalem at the Museum of the Bible.Bill O’Leary/Washington Post Johari Abdul-Malik is an imam and former director of outreach at Dar Al-Hijrah…
Allegations facing Roy Moore prompt reflections on fundamentalist culture
The application deadline is Dec. 1. For applications, visit the church at 495 Florida Road or go to www.ctkdurango.org/resources/forms-and-documents. For more information, call 247-5310.
More than 35 area craftspeople will sell homemade, handcrafted goods, including stained glass, jewelry, quilts and wreaths, and young members of St. Columba will sell breakfast burritos, chili, hot dogs…
What happened next haunts her: In the middle of the service, the chanting and singing suddenly stopped, Burnette said, and the fiery pastor pointed at Burnette, accusing her of being…
Paula White’s star has risen. She is the de facto head of a group of about 35 evangelical pastors, activists and heads of Christian organizations who advise President Trump.Photo for…
Bhalla inspires enthusiasm among Sikhs nationwide
Pope John Paul I smiles and waves with both hands to the crowd filling St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican in 1978. Pope Francis has moved Pope John Paul I,…
Archbishop Silvano Maria Tomasi speaks to The Associated Press during an interview in Rome ahead of an International conference at the Vatican on Friday on nuclear weapons.Domenico Stinellis/Associated Press For…
But really, every work by this conservative Christian writer is a literary act of confession, a quest for purpose and a purge of disillusionment. An influential and prolific blogger for…
“For Hildale mayor vote Donia,” reads one sign featuring Donia Jessop, a candidate pictured with a contemporary hairstyle and a red business suit. The signs hanging from fences and walls…
Anthony Federico preaches gospel of second chances
A painted gourd at the Durango First United Methodist Church Holiday Bazaar.Durango Herald file The event will feature vendors, handmade crafts, homemade pie, plants, baked goods, treasures and a sloppy-joe…
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Frank-Walter Steinmeier took part in a service in the famous Castle Church in Wittenberg, where Luther supposedly posted his 95 Theses on Oct. 31,…
Devices can’t be used for personal texting, only for contacting prospective converts
The schedule will include: 6:15 p.m., sign-in and food drop-off for potluck in fellowship hall.6:30 p.m., communion service in the sanctuary.7:15 p.m., potluck, fourth-day talk, business discussion and sharing in…
Participants will learn about their own personal team of angels, and the joy, strength and peace of being loyal to their best selves. Cost is $10. To register, call 903-3921…
The sermon series will explore what Jesus said about the good life. For more information, visit www.fumcdurango.org.
The edifice’s elegant masonry was found during excavations carried out in the past two years below the Western Wall tunnels, a warren of ancient subterranean passageways running alongside a contested…
