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Women find a safe haven at Christian sober living homes

COLORADO SPRINGS (AP) – Nineteen-year-old McKaylynn Sporcich awoke last Easter from a medically-induced coma, recovering after she took tainted drugs while trying to purchase heroin on the s...

Presbyterian Church to observe Good Friday

A Good Friday Tenebrae service will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, at First Presbyterian Church of Durango, 1159 East Third Ave. The church sanctuary will open at 5 p.m. for prayer. ...

Farmington church offering services on Easter

Easter services will be held Sunday, April 1, at Cross Roads Community Church, 2400 North Butler Ave., in Farmington. A sunrise resurrection service at 7 a.m., and Easter celebrat...

First Baptist Church to hold Easter services

First Baptist Church, 332 E. 11th St., will host the following Easter services: March 25: Palm Sunday, 9 a.m., 10:45 a.m. March 30: Good Friday, 7 p.m. April 1: Easter ...

Vatican bows to pressure, releases retired pope’s letter

VATICAN CITY – Stung by accusations of spreading “fake news,” the Vatican on Saturday released the complete letter by Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI about Pope Francis after coming under blister...

In schools, a growing push to recognize Muslim and Jewish holidays

WASHINGTON – When her daughters were children, Khadija Athman packed the major Islamic holidays, Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha, with celebration. They opened gifts and covered their...

Church of Scientology launches TV channel

LOS ANGELES – The Church of Scientology launched its own TV channel with a vow that it will be candid about every aspect of the church and its operations but isn’t seeking to preach or conve...

Vatican doctors photo of Benedict’s praise for Francis

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican admitted Wednesday that it altered a photo sent to the media of a letter from retired Pope Benedict XVI about Pope Francis. The manipulation changed the meaning of...

Francis marks 5 years as pope amid love, disenchantment

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis marked his fifth anniversary as pope Tuesday by receiving votes of confidence from his predecessor and current Vatican No. 2, even as surveys showed his reform-mi...

MLK’s daughter, Bernice, has private audience with pope

VATICAN CITY – The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s surviving daughter had a private audience with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Monday. The Rev. Bernice King presented the pontiff ...

One way to get people to church on Sunday: Give away free cars

An example of God’s goodness gets people in the door

Holocaust Museum revokes Suu Kyi’s human rights award

WASHINGTON – The United States Holocaust Museum is revoking a major human rights award given to Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, the country’s civilian leader, saying she has failed to...