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Pope apologizes to abuse victims, but defends Chilean bishop

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE – Pope Francis apologized for insisting that victims of pedophile priests show “proof” to be believed, saying he realized it was a “slap in the face” to victims that h...

DATE: Jan 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Trump immigration remarks intensify evangelical rift

NEW YORK – Donald Trump’s vulgar remarks questioning why the U.S. should admit immigrants from Haiti and Africa have spotlighted the bitter divide among American evangelicals about his presi...

DATE: Jan 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Pope to indigenous: Amazon is ‘heart of the church’

PUERTO MALDONADO, Peru – From deep in the scorching Amazon rainforest, Pope Francis demanded Friday that corporations stop their relentless extraction of timber, gas and gold from God’s “hol...

DATE: Jan 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Pope Francis just performed a historic wedding aboard the papal plane

Pope Francis just performed a wedding aboard the papal plane, a historic and unplanned moment near the end of his trip to Chile. The midair ceremony Thursday for the two LATAM Air...

DATE: Jan 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

A pastor lights into President Trump – with Vice President Pence sitting in the front pew

Like many people, the Rev. Maurice Watson issued a stern and very public rebuke of President Donald Trump’s Oval Office comments about immigrants from “s**thole countries.” But Wa...

DATE: Jan 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Pope meets with abuse survivors, weeps with them in Chile

SANTIAGO, Chile – Pope Francis met on Tuesday with survivors of priests who sexually abused them, wept with them and apologized for the “irreparable damage” they suffered, his spokesman said...

DATE: Jan 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Mormon leadership hierarchy is made up only of men

SALT LAKE CITY – The selection of a new Mormon president fills a void atop a well-defined leadership hierarchy that has governed the church for decades. A closer look at how the l...

DATE: Jan 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Mormon church appoints 93-year-old ex-surgeon as president

SALT LAKE CITY – The Mormon church appointed a 93-year-old former heart surgeon Tuesday as its new president, following a longstanding succession plan that aims to keep the faith on course w...

DATE: Jan 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

For some, ‘evangelical’ becomes an uncomfortable label

PASADENA, Calif. – They all decided they wanted to become preachers and enrolled in seminary to learn how to spread the Gospel. They chose one of the most prominent evangelical seminaries in...

DATE: Jan 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Why repentant pastors should be forgiven but not restored to the pulpit

Many Christians struggle with what it means to forgive a pastor who has committed a grievous act. Recently, a Memphis megachurch pastor admitted to a “sexual incident” with a high school stu...

DATE: Jan 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

St. Columba Catholic Church to host day of prayer

The community is invited to join in prayer for a Rosary Day from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 22, at St. Columba Catholic Church, 1800 East Second Ave. All are welcome to pray fo...

DATE: Jan 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Durango Dharma Center to offer six-class series

A six-class series called “Dharma and Awakening for Ordinary People” will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays starting Jan. 17 at Durango Dharma Center, 1800 East Third Ave. The b...

DATE: Jan 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion