Religion - The Durango Herald

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

Tara Mandala to hold last open house of summer

The last open house event for the summer will be held at 9:30 a.m. Sept. 2 at Tara Mandala Retreat Center and Temple, located at 4000 Forest Service Road 649, about 15 miles southwest of Pag...

DATE: Aug 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Irish abuse survivor demands accountability even at Vatican

DUBLIN – A prominent Irish survivor of priestly sexual abuse told a Vatican-sponsored conference Friday that the Holy See must put in place “robust structures” and strong sanctions to hold a...

DATE: Aug 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Religion must obey Chinese law, paper says of mosque protest

WEIZHOU, China – A newspaper of the ruling Communist Party said earlier this month that no religion is above the law in China, urging officials to stay firm while dealing with a rare protest...

DATE: Aug 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Pope: No effort spared to fight abuse, but offers no details

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis vowed Monday that “no effort must be spared” to root out priestly sex abuse and cover-up from the Catholic Church, but gave no indication that he would take actio...

DATE: Aug 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Durango Dharma Center to host talk about compassion

Rebecca Bradshaw, guiding teacher at the Insight Meditation Center of Pioneer Valley and Insight Meditation Society in Massachusetts, will give a talk, “Four Faces of Compassion: Mary, Tara,...

DATE: Aug 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Why Native Americans struggle to protect sacred places

Forty years ago, the U.S. Congress passed the American Indian Religious Freedom Act so that Native Americans could practice their faith freely and that access to their sacred sites would be ...

DATE: Aug 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Church president: Use ‘Latter-day Saints’ not ‘Mormon’

SALT LAKE CITY – The faith has the famous Mormon Tabernacle Choir, recently made a documentary about its members called “Meet the Mormons” and uses “Mormon” in its official website addresses...

DATE: Aug 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion