Religion and Faith

Anoka County won't prosecute Applebee's attack as hate crime
Officials say using a hate crime law to prosecute a restaurant patron who allegedly assaulted a woman for speaking Swahili might lead to conviction on a lesser charge.
U.S. faces task of helping terror suspects return to society
In the last two months two Minnesota men have admitted they plotted to travel to Syria to fight alongside the Islamic State. Those defendants and others will ultimately be released into the society they railed against.
Wisconsin convent says prayer has gone on nonstop since 1878
The La Crosse-based Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration claim to have been praying night and day for the ill and the suffering longer than anyone in the United States — since 11 a.m. on Aug. 1, 1878.
Minnesota Historical Society bids $4.5M for archdiocese building
The society would use the St. Paul property for parking for people visiting the Minnesota History Center and James J. Hill House. The building itself would be used for offices, meetings and storage.
A jury Wednesday awarded more than $8 million in a clergy sex abuse case involving the Diocese of Duluth. It was the first lawsuit to go to trial under Minnesota's Child Victims Act.
Poll finds Americans, especially millennials, moving away from religion
A survey by the Pew Research Center shows that the percentage of Americans who say they believe in God, pray daily and attend church regularly is declining.
Vatican arrests 2 advisers in connection with documents leak
Days before the release of books that purportedly contain revelations of corruption, the Holy See charged a monsignor and a public relations expert with leaking confidential information to the media.
Muslim leaders decry rejection of cemetery
In August last year, the Castle Rock Township board rejected an application from the land owner for a Muslim cemetery.
Vatican says rumors about pope's health are an attempt to undermine him
The doctor named in the Italian reports is Takanori Fukushima, a neurosurgeon who lives in North Carolina. He denies the claims.