Religion and belief - The Durango Herald

Virus forces world religions to change plans for holidays

SILVER SPRING, MD. – The global pandemic is upending the season’s major religious holidays, forcing leaders and practitioners across the spectrum to improvise. They’re having to find new way...

DATE: Apr 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Religion

As offerings dwindle, some churches fear for their future

NEW YORK – As in-person worship services are canceled or downsized amid the coronavirus outbreak, some churches across the U.S. are bracing for a painful drop in weekly contributions and pos...

DATE: Mar 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Religion

Durango churches get creative to bring messages of faith to members

‘I think it’s foolishness if they are still holding services’

DATE: Mar 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mormons to hold major conference without attendees

SALT LAKE CITY – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Wednesday that it will hold a major conference in April that features speeches by top leaders without any attendees...

DATE: Mar 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Religion

Summit Church offers community support in times of stress

Summit Church, formerly First United Methodist Church of Durango, 2917 Aspen Drive, offers a communitywide program with highly trained, caring volunteers to help people through lifeâ€™s chal...

DATE: Mar 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Religion

Faith before basketball for Yeshiva University champions

NEW YORK – Each of the mighty Maccabees has his role on the men’s basketball team. Gabriel Leifer sinks three-pointers; Daniel Katz is the defense wizard; Simcha Halpert makes the perfect al...

DATE: Mar 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Religion

Gospel of Matthew’s message rings loudly for some 2020 Dems

NEW YORK – When Pete Buttigieg launched his first statewide television ad in South Carolina two months ago, its opening lines may have sounded familiar to a churchgoer. The ad ope...

DATE: Feb 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Religion

Mexican immigrant places hope in private bill after years in sanctuary

Rosa Sabido passes days doing yoga, beading and support work at Mancos United Methodist Church

DATE: Feb 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

More companies boost faith-based support for employees

NEW YORK – It has become standard practice for U.S. corporations to assure employees of support regardless of their race, gender or sexual orientation. There’s now an intensifying push to en...

DATE: Feb 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Religion

Moving faith: Mexican town’s saint feast lives in Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS – In Midwestern boots or bare feet in sandals, the faithful walked in procession down a snow-covered street here, keeping the rhythm of festive music and carrying paintings of St...

DATE: Feb 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Religion

For Auschwitz survivor, telling her story is reason to live

NEW YORK – Bronia Brandman pulls up a sleeve on her leather jacket and shows the blue tattoo inked on her forearm that is a muted witness to her pain under the Nazis at Auschwitz. ...

DATE: Jan 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Religion

A silent worship revival at an Episcopal church for the deaf

NEW YORK – The Lord’s Prayer ended with the bang of dozens of fists that landed on open palms after a circular motion and a thumbs up in a joint “Amen!” Not a voice could be heard...

DATE: Jan 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Religion