Religion and Faith

The deep community roots of the Black church
Listen to two experts talk about the origin of the Black church and what role it serves today.
World mayors at Vatican seek 'bold climate agreement'
Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges is among the more than 60 mayors in attendance at a conference on climate change and human trafficking.
PETA says undercover SeaWorld employee posed as animal rights activist
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals believes that a California volunteer who went by the name Thomas Jones was actually a SeaWorld employee named Paul McComb.
Hodges to meet with pope to discuss environment, trafficking
Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges will join Pope Francis and more than 60 mayors from around the world to discuss climate change and human trafficking.
The creditors committee in the bankruptcy of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis wants clergy sex abuse victims to have until next year to file claims against the church.
Creditor claims against the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis have been filed by some 120 parishes seeking reimbursement for insurance and legal costs related to sex-abuse cases.
A jury found the Rev. Mark Huberty not guilty of two counts of sexual misconduct. He wants the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis to reimburse $46,000 in legal costs.
Archdiocese chief speaks on Nienstedt probe, clergy abuse plea
The Rev. Bernard Hebda, temporary head of the Twin Cities archdiocese, says he'll release an "accounting" of investigations into his predecessor and doesn't yet know how the archdiocese will plead in a sex abuse case.