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Mon, 24 Aug 2026 04:56:38 -0600 en-us 30 https://tcr.durangoherald.com/taliban-leaders-mark-5-years-in-power-in-afghanistan/ U.N. official warns of a rights crisis Mon, 17 Aug 2026 10:58:14 -0600 1BF22518-1293-44F3-B2EC-9B75A49D8784 https://tcr.durangoherald.com/ohio-already-has-the-oldest-mormon-temple/ Now it has one of the newest Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:57:46 -0600 A1E50C33-4080-4F4F-AAA5-7C7BFADB26F2 https://tcr.durangoherald.com/the-leader-of-armenias-apostolic-church-faces-trial-amid-a-feud-with-the-government/ Clergymen accused of defying a court order to reinstate a defrocked bishop Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:57:59 -0600 6B75BCB4-E8E0-4F73-8CE1-DA54CA8F84BA https://tcr.durangoherald.com/millions-join-arbaeen-pilgrimage-in-iraq-amid-regional-tensions-and-fears-of-u-s-iran-escalation/ The Islamic month of Muharram is one of the world's largest annual religious gatherings Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:34:44 -0600 CC94471D-C873-4F43-8BB7-83143BFAD363 https://tcr.durangoherald.com/federal-judge-dismisses-a-lawsuit-over-makeup-of-trumps-religious-liberty-commission/ Commission already challenging the separation of church and state Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:21:04 -0600 F1727A07-B567-456A-8FA1-5EACEAAEDB3C https://tcr.durangoherald.com/a-centuries-old-festival-in-japan-brings-shinto-traditions-and-towering-floats-to-the-streets/ The top of a festival float is seen during one of the main parades of Shinto's Gion Matsuri festival in Kyoto, western Japan, on Friday. Fred Mery/AP Photo KYOTO, Japan – There’s a special moment when Katsushi Horikawa feels closer... Mon, 20 Jul 2026 11:07:51 -0600 93F01395-2473-4B73-878A-62D1B4D31239 https://tcr.durangoherald.com/vatican-excommunicates-schismatic-bishops-and-priests-and-warns-their-followers/ Says the Society of St. Pius X had formally broken with the Catholic Church Fri, 03 Jul 2026 10:53:39 -0600 95573AAE-8C80-4EDB-A5F1-9ED06FCD34DC https://tcr.durangoherald.com/massive-shiite-crowds-mark-the-holy-day-of-ashoura/ Commemoration comes against backdrop of Iran-Israel-U.S. war fallout Fri, 26 Jun 2026 11:51:31 -0600 7C151D0E-C856-491A-A5A1-8D84FD3BF23F https://tcr.durangoherald.com/dragon-boat-festival-links-modern-china-to-traditions-more-than-2000-years-old/ Competitors take part in the Aberdeen Dragon Boat Race to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival in Hong Kong, Friday. Chan Long Hei/AP Photo BEIJING – Dragon boat races, lion dances and other festivities marked the Dragon Boat Festival on Friday... Mon, 22 Jun 2026 10:51:47 -0600 27FAB295-AFDD-407C-9CC2-4D76F046AE96 https://tcr.durangoherald.com/pope-leo-xiv-exalts-first-american-saint-mother-frances-cabrini/ Pope says her care of migrants is a model for Christians Mon, 22 Jun 2026 09:57:08 -0600 7ED753A5-1FD2-43BC-A8A4-D4C31F162930 https://tcr.durangoherald.com/popes-historic-speech-to-spains-parliament-demands-respect-for-migrants/ His words get a 7-minute ovation Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:49:52 -0600 1F883905-6AE9-4A3B-9073-46592A0B8AC2 https://tcr.durangoherald.com/for-2-centuries-latter-day-saints-have-revered-religious-freedom-but-their-definition-is-evolving/ A man walks past the Salt Lake Temple, a temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, at Temple Square in Salt Lake City. AP File Photo On July 5, 2026, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day... Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:34:21 -0600 D3AF6527-EB6E-48F4-AF18-F868EE06DDB3 https://tcr.durangoherald.com/pope-leo-xiv-compares-ai-to-the-industrial-revolution-as-new-alternatives-to-big-ai-firms-take-sh/ Pope Leo XIV arrives in procession to celebrate a Mass at Bamenda Airport, Cameroon, Thursday, April 16. Andrew Medichini/AP File Photo With the release of his encyclical letter Magnifica Humanitas on May 25, 2026, Pope Leo XIV has signaled that... Wed, 27 May 2026 14:39:33 -0600 1D3E5630-5AB3-4340-9EEC-A3CC45F77365 https://tcr.durangoherald.com/pope-leo-xiv-makes-historic-apology-for-vaticans-role-in-legitimizing-slavery-2/ Pope Leo XIV speaks during the presentation of his first encyclical, “Magnifica humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence,” at the Vatican on Monday. Alessandra Tarantino/AP Photo VATICAN CITY – Pope Leo XIV made a... Tue, 26 May 2026 09:26:01 -0600 715726A2-50D5-4EAB-B31D-FED492BEBC0F https://tcr.durangoherald.com/muslim-pilgrims-converge-on-arafat-for-prayers-and-worship-as-hajj-reaches-its-peak/ The pilgrimage is required for every Muslim Tue, 26 May 2026 09:18:46 -0600 FC141931-81C3-49D3-84D9-31B819883778 https://tcr.durangoherald.com/u-s-mexico-border-wall-construction-is-desecrating-sacred-sites-indigenous-leaders-say/ ‘This is a great example of the federal government not following federal laws’ Mon, 18 May 2026 10:15:25 -0600 3F148E53-3F04-4B74-BA3D-AFAACC853AC1 https://tcr.durangoherald.com/las-cruces-diocese-fights-federal-effort-to-seize-mount-cristo-rey-property-for-border-wall/ Roughly 40,000 people annually climb the ‘holy site’ for a religious pilgrimage Wed, 13 May 2026 09:21:19 -0600 25073461-E9AF-4271-977D-966E99ADBF42 https://tcr.durangoherald.com/worship-attendance-at-churches-up-for-the-first-time-in-decades-according-to-new-report/ ATLANTA – The past 25 years have been rough for American churches and other houses of worship. The median worship attendance dropped by more than half. Church closures and the rise of the nones – those who claim no religion... Mon, 11 May 2026 14:03:34 -0600 72B0D947-80BB-47C2-BFE1-0956E1AD7C1A https://tcr.durangoherald.com/what-to-know-about-the-ten-commandments-going-up-in-public-school-classrooms-2/ The Texas mandate is one of several fronts in the battle over religion in classrooms Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:20:39 -0600 D03C96A3-DD6F-47B7-8E45-950B96E0D905 https://tcr.durangoherald.com/supreme-court-will-hear-from-religious-preschools-challenging-exclusion-from-taxpayer-funded-prog/ The U.S. Supreme Court is seen on Friday in Washington. Mariam Zuhaib/AP Photo WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear from Catholic preschools that say it’s unconstitutional to exclude them from a state-funded program because they won’t... Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:36:21 -0600 7ED603E9-B5A8-4BE8-8F38-9E2D481C73BC https://tcr.durangoherald.com/pope-leo-urges-peace-in-first-easter-mass-as-christians-celebrate-in-jerusalem-gaza-and-tehran/ Pope Leo XIV sprinkles holy water with a bunch of hyssop sprigs as he presides over Easter Mass in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Sunday. Andrew Medichini/AP Photo VATICAN CITY – Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Easter... Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:58:15 -0600 43E2EF3D-6950-4277-9AC9-AB9BCB9CDE81