British university says Quran parchment among oldest

LONDON — A British university disclosed Wednesday that scientific tests prove a Quran manuscript in its collection is one of the oldest known and may have been written close to the time of t...

World mayors urge ‘bold climate agreement’

VATICAN CITY – Mayors from around the world declared Tuesday that climate change is real, man-made and must be stopped as a matter of moral imperative, gathering at the Vatican to announce n...

Israeli government clashes with liberal Jewish streams

JERUSALEM — Israel’s narrow coalition government, propped up by two ultra-religious parties, is butting heads with liberal streams of Judaism that dominate Jewish life in the United States —...

Vacation Bible School in full swing

Court: Health law doesn’t infringe on religious freedom

DENVER — The federal health care law doesn’t infringe on the religious freedom of faith-based nonprofit organizations that object to covering birth control in employee health plans, a federa...

Briefs

Mountain View names youth pastor Mountain View Baptist Church has announced that Todd Giesen will serve as its youth pastor. Giesen, who has a bachelor’s degree in reli...

Celebration honors first Native American saint

Procession begins at St. Margaret Mary on July 12

Believe, follow, participate

I am a Christian – an identity that I wish reflected more clearly what I mean by that. The reason I wish it was clearer is that, as an atheist friend has pointed out more than once, the labe...

How do you say ‘goodbye’?

After four years in this area, I’m being appointed to the Fort Morgan United Methodist Church in northeast Colorado. And as the day of our departure grows close, the emotions grow as well. ...

Love Out Loud offers opportunities to serve

Love Out Loud offers hands-on assistance projects

Rock Springs vacation Bible school is coming

Children Preschool through fifth grade are invited to join us as we learn about people in the Bible who changed direction and moved. All events take place on the Rock Springs Campus – 3223...

Pope’s No. 2 offers new insights into climate encyclical

VATICAN CITY — A new development model is needed to combat global warming, one that marries economic growth to combat poverty with a sustainable use of resources, Pope Francis’ deputy said W...