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Sanctions, sex abuse and silence: A primer on the pope saga

VATICAN CITY – Two weeks after Pope Francis’ papacy was thrown into crisis by accusations that he covered-up sexual misconduct by ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Francis has refused to respo...

Civil rights legend James Meredith says he’s on a mission from God

James Meredith confronting society’s ‘breakdown of moral character’

Nebraska Catholic diocese rocked by old abuse allegations

LINCOLN, Neb. – For more than a decade, a conservative Catholic diocese in Nebraska was the only church in the U.S. that refused to participate in annual reviews of sexual misconduct that we...

Woman suing over rape by Mormon leader speaks at his church

SALT LAKE CITY – A woman who sued a former Mormon missionary leader claiming that he raped her in the 1980s went to his church in Arizona on Sunday and told his congregation that church lead...

Durango Dharma Center to teach mindfulness

An introduction to mindfulness course will be offered from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Sept. 19 through Oct. 17, at Durango Dharma Center, 1800 East Third Ave., Suite 109. Dharma C...

Pope’s remedy to those seeking scandal: prayer and silence

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis on Monday recommended silence and prayer to counter those who “only seek scandal,” division and destruction in what appeared to be an indirect response to allegat...

Ukrainian city remembers Jews on Holocaust anniversary

LVIV, Ukraine – The Ukrainian city of Lviv, once a major center of Jewish life in Eastern Europe, commemorated on Sunday the 75th anniversary of the annihilation of the city’s Jewish populat...

Women’s Bible study groups start Sept. 13

Bible Study Fellowship International classes for women will be held at 9 a.m. Thursdays starting Sept. 13, at First United Methodist Church, 2917 Aspen Drive. Satellite groups wi...

Men’s Bible study groups start Sept. 11

Bible Study Fellowship Group International classes for men will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays starting Sept. 11 at First Baptist Church of Durango, 332 E. 11th St. This year’s stu...

Baptist Church in Durango sets Bible study schedule

Fall and winter Bible study sessions will be held at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, beginning Sept. 5, and continue weekly at First Southern Baptist Church of Durango, 1715 West Second Ave. ...

Why it’s so hard to hold priests accountable for sex abuse

A grand jury report recently found shocking levels of child sex abuse in the Catholic Church. It uncovered, in six dioceses, the sexual abuse of more than 1,000 children and named 301 perpet...

Catholic board seeks parishioner-led abuse investigation

Panel says bishops can’t be trusted to lead inquiry