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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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. ...

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...

Catholic board seeks parishioner-led abuse investigation

Panel says bishops can’t be trusted to lead inquiry

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...

Catholic church is a sacred time capsule in rural Tiffany

Historic building nominated for state’s endangered places list

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...

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...