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Catholic Church calls on faithful to climb Mount Cristo Rey on Sunday
1+ hour, 34+ min ago (336+ words) SUNLAND PARK, N. M. " The Catholic bishops of Las Cruces and El Paso are calling on the faithful to climb Mount Cristo Rey on Sunday June 28, as the Church fights federal efforts to seize land on the mountain to build a border…...
Southern Baptists elect new president who decried 'drift' in conservative denomination
2+ week, 21+ hour ago (561+ words) Delegates elected Florida pastor Willy Rice to be its next president. He won 58% of the votes over South Carolina pastor Josh Powell on the opening day of the two-day annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention, the nation's largest Protestant…...
Pope's historic speech to Spain's parliament demands respect for migrants and gets 7-minute ovation
2+ week, 2+ day ago (898+ words) In the first-ever papal address to Spanish lawmakers, the American pope said a "moral renewal" was necessary in legislatures and public life to ensure respect for the inherent dignity of all people, including migrants, the unborn and the most vulnerable....
New Mexico nun a step closer to sainthood
3+ week, 1+ day ago (338+ words) ALBUQUERQUE, N. M. " A New Mexico nun who served in the region in the 1800s is a step closer to being declared a saint by the Catholic Church. Vatican theologians unanimously voted on Thursday to advance Sister Blandina Segale's path to sainthood last…...
All-faiths National Day of Prayer set for Thursday in Albuquerque Civic Plaza
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (140+ words) KOB. com All-faiths National Day of Prayer set for Thursday in Albuquerque Civic Plaza National Day of Prayer set for May 7 in Albuquerque Civic Plaza ALBUQUERQUE, N. M. " A National Day of Prayer service is set for Thursday in Albuquerque Civic Plaza…...
Faithful make pilgrimage to Tom" Hill on Good Friday
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (352+ words) VALENCIA COUNTY, N. M. " Christian pilgrims climbed Tom" Hill on Good Friday, where a shrine and three crosses mark one of New Mexico's sacred places. For thousands of years, the hill has risen above the flat landscape and has served as a…...
Pilgrims trek to El Santuario de Chimay, Tom" Hill for Good Friday
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (268+ words) CHIMAYO, N. M. " Thousands of people filled Juan Medina Road as they made the Good Friday pilgrimage to El Santuario de Chimayo. Nearly 30, 000 people carry out the walk each Holy Week, and many continued the tradition on Friday. People started early in…...
Santa Fe archbishop responds to President Trump's pope comments
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (143+ words) SANTA FE, N. M. " Catholic Archbishop John Wester is backing Pope Leo XIV after President Donald Trump posted a controversial statement against the pope on social media. Wester said the pope has an obligation to call for peace. "So the Pope Leo…...
Want to renew healthy eating habits? Greek monks have a spring playbook
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (968+ words) For six weeks every year, millions of Orthodox Christians around the world adopt a largely vegan diet, abstaining from meat, dairy products, eggs, and fish with backbones. Oil and wine also are prohibited on weekdays during the 40-day Lenten period…...
Hallow | What the Tech? App of the Day
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (176+ words) ALBUQUERQUE, N. M. (WHAT THE TECH?) " For a lot of people, the focus of Lent is often what people are giving up but millions of people are adding a daily prayer habit, as guided by an app on their phone. The Hallow…...