Faith

Peter Henrikson, from Grand Marais, Minn., says there are times he’s whacking mallet on chisel, thinking about medieval counterparts cutting “basically the same joint 900 years ago.”

St. Paul police on Thursday announced an arrest in connection with a fire that damaged a mosque in the city the day before.

The Oromo American Tawhid Islamic Center building was unoccupied and under renovation when the fire broke out Wednesday morning. No injuries were reported.

The sharp uptick in the number of younger Americans with no religious affiliation is driving a seismic shift that is leaving sometimes shattered congregations in its wake.

The importance of religion in the lives of Americans is on the decline. That's according to a new report from the Public Religion Research Institute.

Fire crews responded to a fire at Masjid Al Rahma mosque on Monday evening, just one day after another fire at the 24 Mall mosque located minutes away.

Today marks the end of Ramadan and the beginning of Eid al-Fitr for many Minnesotans. And this year, there were some notable differences. Many school districts gave students the day off for the first time, while a special service was offered for new arrivals from Afghanistan.

The justices heard arguments Tuesday in a case about how far employers must go to accommodate the religious views of their employees.

The Supreme Court hears arguments in an important case that pits religious employees against others who have to pick up the slack on Sundays.

The Minneapolis City Council voted Thursday morning to amend the city's noise ordinance to allow mosques to broadcast the call to prayer five times a day.