Religion and Faith

Religious leaders chide lawmakers over Syrian refugees
Jewish and Christian leaders are urging elected officials to show compassion to refugees, amidst public debate over allowing Syrian refugees into the country.
Did 'hateful rhetoric' cause shooting? Hear Planned Parenthood's careful response
In an interview on Morning Edition, Cecile Richards spoke about Friday's attack at a facility in Colorado Springs and about an "incredible escalation of harassment and intimidation" at clinics.
Deadline nears for sale of Twin Cities archdiocese properties
The Minnesota Historical Society has offered $4.5 million for the Hayden Center. Other parties now have several weeks to top that price.
Rabbi Harold Kushner on things that matter
Rabbi Harold Kushner says "the longer you see yourself as a victim, the more you see other people as the enemy." He is a best-selling author and one of America's best-known religious leaders. Kushner told the audience at the Basilica of Saint Mary in Minneapolis to "hold onto your integrity, no matter what it deprives you of."
America Abroad: Searching for religious common ground
As conflict intensifies throughout the Middle East and around the world, the search continues for ways to foster greater understanding among people of different religions. You'll hear about people who are building bridges in some of the most conflict-ridden places in the world.
What does the Bible say about refugees? Depends who you ask
Evangelicals see the Bible as the ultimate source of guidance for every aspect of life. But how exactly to apply to that to difficult moral dilemmas isn't always clear.
Vatican charges 5 over leaked documents, alleging 'organized crime'
Those arrested include Spanish Monsignor Lucio Vallejo Balda and Francesca Immacolata Chaouqui, who served on the pope's special commission on economic reform.
U.S. Muslims face backlash after Paris attacks
Advocacy leaders say they have come to expect some anti-Muslim sentiment following such attacks, but they now see a spike that seems notable, stirred by anti-Muslim sentiment in the media.
In the first release of documents from the diocese, a former bishop is depicted as trying to help priests "rehabilitate themselves."
Minnesota's chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations calls the attacks in Paris "heinous."