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A profoundly antisemitic email authored by one-time Utah tech entrepreneur Dave Bateman on Tuesday morning led to his ouster from the company he founded in 2003 by the end of the day and is continuing to draw widespread national criticism and condemnation.

The email from one-time Utah tech entrepreneur Dave Bateman, claiming ‘the Jews’ are behind a COVID-19 vaccine conspiracy to ‘euthanize’ Americans, continues to draw widespread condemnation and has also become a point of debate in one Utah Republican political race.

St. Jude Thaddeus devotional group has a new banner for their pilgrimage around the diocese Friday, May. 14, 2021 By Laura Vallejo Intermountain Catholic SALT LAKE CITY – In the Roman Catholic Church, St. Jude Thaddeus is the patron saint of desperate cases and lost causes. A group of Utah Catholics devoted to the saint began congregating 11 years ago to celebrate a Mass honoring the saint on the 28th day of each month. In 2010, the St. Jude devotional group started going to the old St. Jude ...

Supporting the Diocesan Development Drive strengthens the Church in Utah, bishop says Friday, Feb. 05, 2021 Intermountain Catholic SALT LAKE CITY — Bishop Oscar A. Solis has launched the 2021 Diocesan Development Drive in a video posted to the diocesan website. ““It takes all of us in order to move our Church and our mission forward. It needs our unity and solidarity and faith and love to be able to accomplish anything,” the bishop said as he introduced this year’s theme: “Forward ...

Virtual workshops for faith formation Friday, Jan. 08, 2021 Intermountain Catholic SALT LAKE CITY – In the Diocese of Salt Lake City, most Church activities and events except for liturgical celebrations have been canceled or postponed due to the ongoing pandemic.  Diocesan officials are hopeful the coronavirus will be sufficiently curtailed by fall, so that the annual Pastoral Congress, which normally takes place in September, will be able to be held this year. In the meantime, they are enco...