1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (979+ words) MIAMI " Good Friday is a unique " and uniquely solemn " day in the Christian calendar. It commemorates the crucifixion and death of Jesus, ahead of what's a central tenet of faith for believers " his resurrection two days later on Easter Sunday,…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (15+ words) Breaking news and photos from Durango, Colorado Choose from several print and digital subscription packages...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago  (683+ words) Pope Leo XIV put the Rev. Edward Joseph Flanagan a step closer to possible sainthood Monday as he proclaimed the "heroic virtues" of the founder of Boys Town, a Nebraska home for at-risk youths that gained national renown and inspired…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (527+ words) It was the Rocky Mountain News reporter's fourth visit to the luxurious residence in West Denver, where some of "the most prominent gentlemen of the city" had been in attendance at the recent gatherings. Colorado's constitution had just been drafted,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (398+ words) In lockdown and confusion and fear following an attack at nearby Temple Israel, the staff at Soul Caf" made pizza " cheese, mushroom and margherita. As dozens of police cars and fire trucks and ambulances screamed outside and bomb detection teams…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (315+ words) Six monks from the Gaden Shartse Buddhist monastery will return to Durango for a week of special events before heading back to their home in Karnatka, India. The monks will arrive Monday and stay through March 31. Karma Bhotia, who owns…...

3+ week, 2+ hour ago  (34+ words) EL CAJON, Calif. " The bishop of a small Chaldean Catholic community in the San Diego area has resigned amid charges that he embezzled $270,000 from his parish, Pope Leo XIV announced Tuesday. Bishop ......

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (1001+ words) ASSISI, Italy " The bones of St. Francis of Assisi went on public display for the first time Feb. 22, capping an 800-year saga over his bodily remains and confirming the enduring appeal to Christians of venerating a saint's relics. Nearly 400,000 people…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (556+ words) MEXICO CITY " His face and body resemble those of a newborn. Yet the Baby Jesus statue towers 16 feet tall and travels across central Mexico spreading a message of peace. The giant figure arrived this week in Mexico City's Tepito neighborhood,…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (56+ words) People pay their respects to the late Rev. Jesse Jackson, in photos'The Durango Herald Memorial services for the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. began in Chicago before events in South Carolina, where he was born, to honor his long civil rights…...