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Religion and Faith

St. Anthony's rejection of Islamic center leads to lawsuit

St. Anthony's rejection of Islamic center leads to lawsuit

We discuss how mosques and Islamic cultural centers are being received in other communities across the country.

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Archdiocese names new 'safe environment' leader

Archdiocese names new 'safe environment' leader

Administrative law Judge Timothy O'Malley will serve in the newly created position.
by Laura Yuen

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Same-sex couple settles in Rice Creek Lodge wedding dispute

Same-sex couple settles in Rice Creek Lodge wedding dispute

The owners of a lodge in central Minnesota have agreed to pick up the tab for the wedding and reception of a same-sex couple they initially turned away.
by Sasha Aslanian

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Archdiocese settles clergy sexual abuse case

Archdiocese settles clergy sexual abuse case

Jon Jaker, who is now 54, says he was sexually abused when he was 11 by the late Rev. Tom Stitts.
by Peter Cox

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Video: Foraging for wild mushrooms, finding something more

Video: Foraging for wild mushrooms, finding something more

Mike Kempenich forages for wild mushrooms all around Minnesota, which he then sells to chefs in the Twin Cities. In the process of finding mushrooms and teaching others to find them, he found something of his own.
by Jennifer Simonson

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Documents: Archdiocese covered up, misled public on abuser

Documents released today show that Archbishop John Roach knew in 1980 that Stitts had been accused of sexually abusing a boy in 1973.
by Madeleine Baran

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Inside the documents: How archbishops protected accused priest

Documents released today trace how Archbishop John Nienstedt's predecessors, Harry Flynn and John Roach, protected the Rev. Ken LaVan after he was accused of sexual misconduct with teenage girls and adults.
by Madeleine Baran

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New documents show falsehoods in Nienstedt testimony

New documents show falsehoods in Nienstedt testimony

Contrary to his deposition, Archbishop John Nienstedt approved the continued ministry of Rev. Kenneth LaVan, who was accused of sexually assaulting at least one teenage girl and "sexually exploiting" several women.
by Madeleine Baran

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