Religion – The Durango Herald

Christ the King Lutheran Church to host semi-annual meeting Sunday

Christ the King Lutheran Church will hold a semi-annual congregational meeting following a single worship service at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 10. Members will vote on the proposed b...

DATE: Nov 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Religion

Fundamentalism turns 100, a landmark for the Christian Right

These days, the term “fundamentalism” is often associated with a militant form of Islam. But the original fundamentalist movement was actually Christian. And it was born in the U...

DATE: Nov 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Religion

Pope declares Vatican’s Secret Archive not so secret anymore

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis has declared that the Vatican Secret Archive isn’t so secret after all. Francis on Monday officially changed the name of the Holy See archive to remove...

DATE: Oct 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Religion

After bishops call for married priests, pope urges new ways

VATICAN CITY – On the heels of a landmark call by Amazon region bishops for married men to become priests, Pope Francis on Sunday exhorted Catholics to be open to fresh ways of evangelizatio...

DATE: Oct 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Religion

Share of Americans with no religious affiliation growing

The portion of Americans with no religious affiliation is rising significantly, in tandem with a sharp drop in the percentage that identifies as Christians, according to new data from the Pe...

DATE: Oct 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Religion

Report details 70 years of sexual abuse by Colorado clergy

DENVER – More than 160 children in Colorado were sexually abused by 43 Roman Catholic priests over 70 years, with most victims abused in the 1960s and 1970s, according to a report released W...

DATE: Oct 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Religion

Mormon church opposes Utah LGBTQ ‘conversion therapy’ ban

SALT LAKE CITY – A proposed ban on so-called conversion therapy in Utah is in danger of being derailed after the influential Church of Jesus of Christ of Latter-day Saints came out Tuesday n...

DATE: Oct 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Religion

Marvel United Methodist Church to host sanctuary dedication

Marvel United Methodist Church will host the dedication of a new sanctuary and stone soup dinner at 11 a.m. Sunday at the church, 103 County Road 133, in Hesperus. The public is ...

DATE: Oct 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Religion

Report: Synagogue massacre led to string of attack plots

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – At least 12 white supremacists have been arrested on allegations of plotting, threatening or carrying out anti-Semitic attacks in the U.S. since the massacre at a Pittsbu...

DATE: Oct 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Religion

Why ending the secrecy of ‘confession’ is so controversial for the Catholic Church

After the sexual abuse scandals in the Catholic Church, there is a worldwide push to end the guarantee of secrecy of confession – called “the seal of the confessional.” On Sept. 1...

DATE: Oct 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Religion

First United Methodist Church to host trunk-or-treat

First United Methodist Church of Durango will host a trunk-or-treat event immediately after the 5:30 p.m. service Oct. 26. Wear a costume to church and trunk-or-treat with the con...

DATE: Oct 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Religion

Pope canonizes John Henry Newman, 19th-century theologian

VATICAN CITY – With Prince Charles looking on, Pope Francis on Sunday canonized Cardinal John Henry Newman, praising the 19th-century Anglican convert who became an influential, unifying fig...

DATE: Oct 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Religion