Religion and belief - The Durango Herald

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

Vatican to interview Chile victim in person

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican’s sex-crimes expert is changing plans and will fly to New York to take in-person testimony from a Chilean sex abuse victim after his pleas to be heard by Pope Fran...

DATE: Feb 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

AP Explains: How past wounds fuel debate over Polish law

WARSAW, Poland – Poland’s president signed legislation Tuesday that imposes prison terms of up to three years for falsely and intentionally attributing the crimes of Nazi Germany to Poland. ...

DATE: Feb 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Letter about abuse cover-up belies pope denial

VATICAN CITY – The letter was graphic not just in describing how the priest kissed and fondled the boy, but also in how other priests who saw the abuse tried to hush it up. Pope Francis said...

DATE: Feb 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

First Baptist to host ‘Night to Shine’ at fairgrounds

First Baptist Church Durango will host the Tim Tebow Foundation-sponsored “Night to Shine” event for a second year from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. ...

DATE: Feb 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Airport chapels reflect nation’s religious variations

Across U.S., cities have idiosyncratic approaches

DATE: Feb 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Pope sends sex crimes expert to Chile to investigate bishop

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis is sending the Vatican’s most respected sex crimes expert to Chile to investigate a bishop accused by victims of covering up for the country’s most notorious pedo...

DATE: Jan 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

‘Dreamer’ priest faces deportation – and a divided congregation

ATLANTA – As he hands each person the Communion wafer, the priest watches his congregants walk back to their seats. They drop to their knees and bow their heads. Hands clasp. Around the chur...

DATE: Jan 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Durango Dharma Center to hold insight meditation series

A five-class beginning insight meditation series will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, starting Feb. 27, at Durango Dharma Center, 1800 East Third Ave. Insight meditation is ...

DATE: Jan 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion