Religion and Faith

September 23, 2015 5:00 PM

Mankato nun an honored guest as pope speaks to Congress

Sister Alice Zachmann, 89, has spent much of her life teaching school in Minnesota — and fighting for human rights in Guatemala. She'll be a witness Thursday to Pope Francis' historic speech.

by Elizabeth Baier

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September 23, 2015 1:04 PM

Pope Francis tells his U.S. bishops not to shy away from big issues

When it comes to abortion, hunger, war, immigrants who drown, the sick and the environment, "it is wrong to look the other way or remain silent," Francis said.

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September 23, 2015 12:12 PM

The complicated history of popes and U.S. presidents

Pope Francis' visit to Washington marks the 29th time a pope has sat down for a meeting with a president of the United States.

by Don Gonyea

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September 23, 2015 10:39 AM

The pope at White House: Climate change action can't wait

Plunging headlong into the issues of the day, Pope Francis opened his visit to the United States with a strong call for action to combat climate change.

by The Associated Press

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September 23, 2015 8:22 AM

Never a Muslim president? Minnesota boy, 12, tells Ben Carson he's wrong

"You basically shattered my dream ... but guess what, I'll become president," Yusuf Dayur says in a video to GOP presidential candidate Ben Carson. The politically savvy middle-schooler also thinks President Obama is OK, but "not amazing."

by Mukhtar M. Ibrahim

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September 23, 2015 8:05 AM

At U.S. seminaries, a rise in millennials answering God's call

The Catholic Church in the U.S. has been aging, along with its dwindling priestly ranks. But in the increasingly secular world, there's been a recent uptick in younger men studying to become priests.

by Maureen Pao

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September 22, 2015 3:06 PM

Pope Francis arrives in U.S., faces a polarized country

Pope Francis arrived Tuesday on the first visit of his life to the United States, bringing his "church of the poor" to the world's wealthiest superpower.

by The Associated Press

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September 22, 2015 1:42 PM

Pope Francis: Climate changer?

How is Pope Francis changing the politics of climate change in America? Hear Rev. Canon Sally Bingham, Father Paul J. Fitzgerald and Mayor Sam Liccardo. From the 'Climate One' series of the Commonwealth Club of California, hosted by Greg Dalton.