Religion and Faith

May 19, 2016 4:00 AM

Next mission for Twin Cities archdiocese: Life after bankruptcy

The archdiocese will soon file a bankruptcy reorganization proposal detailing how it expects to remain financially viable while it compensates victims of clergy sex abuse. The plan is likely to be controversial.

by Martin Moylan

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May 13, 2016 7:32 PM

Bernard Hebda becomes 9th archbishop of Twin Cities archdiocese

Archbishop Bernard Hebda said the focus should be on God as he assumed leadership of the troubled Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis.

by Emma Sapong

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May 12, 2016 3:34 PM

Pope Francis says he's open to studying whether women can be deacons

The pontiff says he is willing to create a commission on the issue. It could signal a turning point for the Roman Catholic Church, which does not allow women to serve in ordained ministry.

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May 10, 2016 6:18 AM

As U.S. attitudes change, some evangelicals dig in; others adapt

America's culture war is being fought inside evangelical Christian circles. Some are resisting secular society's trends that conflict with biblical teaching. Others have found a way to live with them.

by Marisa Peñaloza and Tom Gjelten

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May 9, 2016 12:00 AM

America Abroad special: Tibet

A large number of Tibetans are living in Minnesota, and this program explores the history of the tensions between Tibetans and the Chinese, American foreign policy regarding Tibet, and the role of the Tibetan diaspora in the US and India.

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April 28, 2016 3:59 PM

CAIR: More than a dozen Muslims discriminated against at work

CAIR-MN civil rights director Amarita Singh said Truth Hardware and Doherty Staffing Solutions violated the workers' constitutional rights to reasonable on-the-job accommodations for their religious practices.

by Brandt Williams

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April 22, 2016 3:43 PM

Why is this Passover different from past ones?

That's not one of the four questions asked at the Seder, but it's a good question -- and there's a timely answer.

by Diane Cole

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April 19, 2016 6:42 PM

Priest deported to India is subject of abuse lawsuit in Minnesota

A Catholic priest who was deported to his native India after completing his jail sentence in Minnesota for sexually abusing a child is the subject of a new lawsuit against a diocese in India that allegedly returned him to ministry with Vatican approval.

by Associated Press