Religion And Belief

Thousands pay their respects to the Rev. Billy Graham

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Thousands of people from all walks of life – including a former president – filed slowly past the casket of the Rev. Billy Graham on Monday to pay their final respects to a...

DATE: Feb 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Montezuma County teen to attend U.N. conference on women

Montezuma County’s Annika Lewis to represent rural Colorado in N.Y.

DATE: Feb 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Billy Graham went from tent revivals to White House

MONTREAT, N.C. – As a young man, he practiced his sermons by preaching to the alligators and birds in the swamp. At his height years later, he was bringing the word of God into living rooms ...

DATE: Feb 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Rev. Billy Graham, known as ‘America’s Pastor,’ dies at 99

MONTREAT, N.C. – The Rev. Billy Graham, the magnetic, movie-star-handsome preacher who became a singular force in postwar American religious life, a confidant of presidents and the most wide...

DATE: Feb 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Pope revives lapsed sex abuse commission amid skepticism

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis revived his lapsed sex abuse advisory commission by naming new members Saturday, after coming under fire for his overall handling of the scandal and his support f...

DATE: Feb 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

First United Methodist to start new sermon series

A new sermon series called “Marks of Discipleship” will be offered on Sundays, Feb. 25 through April 1, at First United Methodist Church, 2917 Aspen Drive. The congregation will r...

DATE: Feb 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Why so many Americans think Buddhism is just a philosophy

In East Asia, Buddhists celebrate the Buddha’s death and entrance into final enlightenment in February. But at my local Zen temple in North Carolina, the Buddha’s enlightenment is commemorat...

DATE: Feb 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Durango area churches to offer Lenten ecumenical services

Lenten ecumenical services will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesdays, Feb. 21 through March 21, at churches in the Durango area, including: Feb. 21: Faith Community Church, 1400 Highwa...

DATE: Feb 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Bishop declares nun’s recovery as 70th Lourdes miracle

PARIS – A French bishop declared Sunday that the recovery a long-debilitated nun made after she visited the shrine in Lourdes was a miracle, the 70th event to be recognized as an act of divi...

DATE: Feb 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Church expert: #Metoo, Chile bishop scandal a wake-up call

VATICAN CITY (AP) – The #MeToo movement and the controversy over a Chilean bishop show the need for a broader response to “the abuse of power and conscience,” the head of the Catholic Church...

DATE: Feb 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

The complex history of ‘In God We Trust’ as an American motto

Popular during the Civil War, the motto fell out of favor until its resurgence in the 1950s

DATE: Feb 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

How the National Prayer Breakfast sparked an unusual meeting between Muslims and evangelicals

Texas pastor Bob Roberts has traveled to Washington before for the National Prayer Breakfast, a Christian-organized networking event where evangelicals come to schmooze about topics includin...

DATE: Feb 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

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