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Photos: Reindeer for rent

Photos: Reindeer for rent

Bob Kendall, owner of Kendallville Farm in Glencoe, raises reindeer -- along with the usual cows and horses. Bob and his wife have 15 reindeer, which they rent for parties, events and mall displays.
by Judy Griesedieck

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Pope blasts church bureaucracy, lists 15 'ailments of the Curia'

Pope blasts church bureaucracy, lists 15 'ailments of the Curia'

Pope Francis included 'working too hard,' committing the 'terrorism of gossip' and 'becoming spiritually hardened' on his list, saying church leaders suffer from 'spiritual Alzheimer's.'
by The Associated Press

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St. Cloud faith leaders support Muslim community

St. Cloud faith leaders support Muslim community

Faith leaders met Sunday at the Central Minnesota Islamic Center to discuss four instances of vandalism at the center in one month.
by The Associated Press

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Photos: Bentleyville lights up Duluth

Photos: Bentleyville lights up Duluth

Billed as America's largest free walk-through lighting display, Bentleyville is one big Christmas lights show in the Bayfront Festival Park in Duluth.
by Derek Montgomery

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Photos: Santa's elves deliver Christmas cheer, trees

Photos: Santa's elves deliver Christmas cheer, trees

Brandon Johnson says many of his colleagues in the tree industry plow snow in the winter, but that didn't appeal to him. So, in 2011, Santa's Tree Delivery was born.
by Courtney Perry

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Church of England names its first female bishop

Church of England names its first female bishop

Rev. Libby Lane has been a parish priest for two decades years. On Jan. 26 she will become the first female bishop since the church was founded five centuries ago.

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Photos: Celebrating Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe

Photos: Celebrating Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe

Hundreds of parishioners gathered to honor the Virgin of Guadalupe on December 12, 2014, at the Church of the Risen Savior in Burnsville, Minnesota. The Catholic church celebrated the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe with music, dancing, tamales and evening Mass.
by Nikki Tundel

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Photos: All aboard! Riding the North Pole Express at Union Depot

Photos: All aboard! Riding the North Pole Express at Union Depot

The holiday steam locomotive took riders on a 1 1/2-hour authentic steam engine experience complete with a visit from Santa Claus.

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After two years of discord, St. Anthony agrees to mosque

After two years of discord, St. Anthony agrees to mosque

A settlement in a federal lawsuit allows a mosque to worship in part of the former Medtronic headquarters. Mayor Jerry Faust said the worshipers "will be accepted by this community."
by Laura Yuen

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Vatican offers olive branch to U.S. nuns

Vatican offers olive branch to U.S. nuns

The result of a controversial three-year investigation into U.S. women's religious orders was released Tuesday. The report was overwhelmingly positive and hailed as encouraging and realistic in tone.
by The Associated Press

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