Nebraska Catholic diocese rocked by old abuse allegations

LINCOLN, Neb. – For more than a decade, a conservative Catholic diocese in Nebraska was the only church in the U.S. that refused to participate in annual reviews of sexual misconduct that we...

DATE: Sep 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Woman suing over rape by Mormon leader speaks at his church

SALT LAKE CITY – A woman who sued a former Mormon missionary leader claiming that he raped her in the 1980s went to his church in Arizona on Sunday and told his congregation that church lead...

DATE: Sep 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Durango Dharma Center to teach mindfulness

An introduction to mindfulness course will be offered from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Sept. 19 through Oct. 17, at Durango Dharma Center, 1800 East Third Ave., Suite 109. Dharma C...

DATE: Sep 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Pope’s remedy to those seeking scandal: prayer and silence

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis on Monday recommended silence and prayer to counter those who “only seek scandal,” division and destruction in what appeared to be an indirect response to allegat...

DATE: Sep 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Ukrainian city remembers Jews on Holocaust anniversary

LVIV, Ukraine – The Ukrainian city of Lviv, once a major center of Jewish life in Eastern Europe, commemorated on Sunday the 75th anniversary of the annihilation of the city’s Jewish populat...

DATE: Sep 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Women’s Bible study groups start Sept. 13

Bible Study Fellowship International classes for women will be held at 9 a.m. Thursdays starting Sept. 13, at First United Methodist Church, 2917 Aspen Drive. Satellite groups wi...

DATE: Sep 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Men’s Bible study groups start Sept. 11

Bible Study Fellowship Group International classes for men will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays starting Sept. 11 at First Baptist Church of Durango, 332 E. 11th St. This year’s stu...

DATE: Sep 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Baptist Church in Durango sets Bible study schedule

Fall and winter Bible study sessions will be held at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, beginning Sept. 5, and continue weekly at First Southern Baptist Church of Durango, 1715 West Second Ave. ...

DATE: Aug 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Why it’s so hard to hold priests accountable for sex abuse

A grand jury report recently found shocking levels of child sex abuse in the Catholic Church. It uncovered, in six dioceses, the sexual abuse of more than 1,000 children and named 301 perpet...

DATE: Aug 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Catholic board seeks parishioner-led abuse investigation

Panel says bishops can’t be trusted to lead inquiry

DATE: Aug 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Pope’s alleged cover-up pivots on when, if sanctions imposed

VATICAN CITY – The archbishop of Washington on Monday “categorically denied” ever being informed that his predecessor had been sanctioned for sexual misconduct, undercutting a key element of...

DATE: Aug 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Catholics consider halting donations amid sex-abuse scandals

For decades, Michael Drweiga has opened his wallet whenever the donation basket comes around at church, but the latest revelations of priests sexually abusing children brought him to the con...

DATE: Aug 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

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