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Friday Roundtable: Faith and Doubt

A discussion about doubt and how it plays into faith.

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Mary Jo Copeland, Mpls. advocate for the poor, to meet pope on U.S. visit

Mary Jo Copeland, Mpls. advocate for the poor, to meet pope on U.S. visit

Sharing and Caring Hands founder Mary Jo Copeland will meet Pope Francis in person during his visit to the United States next week, according to The Catholic Spirit, the archdiocese newspaper.
by MPR News Staff

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Dayton: School board member should quit over post about Muslims

Dayton: School board member should quit over post about Muslims

Gov. Mark Dayton called on Columbia Heights School Board member Grant Nichols to resign over comments appearing on Nichols' Facebook page that disparaged Muslims.
by Tim Pugmire

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Columbia Heights students walk out over Facebook post about Muslims

Columbia Heights students walk out over Facebook post about Muslims

Hundreds of high school students left class for about 45 minutes Wednesday morning to protest a recent Facebook comment on School Board Member Grant Nichols' account. He's denied writing it.
by Tim Post

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For many Catholic women, a wide gap between dogma, personal belief

For many Catholic women, a wide gap between dogma, personal belief

Caryl Johnson calls herself a priest, but technically she was excommunicated after being ordained. Johnson is one of many Catholic women who say the church's ban on female priests is unjust.
by Jeff Brady

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In defiance of the church, some Catholic women seek priesthood

In defiance of the church, some Catholic women seek priesthood

Caryl Johnson calls herself a priest but technically she was excommunicated after being ordained. Johnson is one of many many Catholic women who see a gap between what they believe and church dogma.
by Jeff Brady

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'It's all about church closings': Catholic parishes shrink in Northeast, Midwest

'It's all about church closings': Catholic parishes shrink in Northeast, Midwest

Pope Francis is set to visit a Catholic school in New York City that used to have a sponsoring church. The parish was closed in 2007 in a region that has been a traditional Catholic stronghold.

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Aspen Ideas Festival: The church of Pope Francis

Aspen Ideas Festival: The church of Pope Francis

The Argentinian Pope comes to the US next week to address Congress, the UN, and the World Meeting of Families. One of this hour's Aspen Ideas Festival speakers says the Pope is perceived to be the most credible public figure on the planet. Another says he's achieved the most extraordinary instance of "re-branding" in our times.

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Congressman: U.S. disrupted threat on Pope Francis

Congressman: U.S. disrupted threat on Pope Francis

The pontiff is scheduled to visit New York, Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia next week.

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Catholic leaders: Reaction to pope's climate change message mixed

Catholic leaders: Reaction to pope's climate change message mixed

Minnesota is among the states leading efforts to the pope's climate change message. The pope is expected to talk about climate change and the environment when he visits the U.S. later this month.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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