Religion and Faith

MPR News Reporter Madeleine Baran joins The Daily Circuit to discuss the latest in the archdiocese project.
Betrayed by Silence: An investigation in four chapters
A detailed exploration of the roots of the clergy sex abuse scandal in the Twin Cities -- in documents, audio, photos and video -- from the cover-up tactics that Archbishop Harry Flynn fine-tuned in the bayous of southern Louisiana to the secrets kept in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.
Muslims and atheists least liked in the US
Late last week, the Pew Research And Public Life Project dropped a fascinating new survey on. The pollsters used a "thermometer" that went up to 100 for respondents to plot just how warmly they felt toward different communities. They deemed a rating of more than 50 as positive, while a rating of less than 50 was deemed negative.
Democratic effort to overturn Hobby Lobby ruling fails
A Democratic effort to overturn the Supreme Court's recent ruling on contraceptive coverage failed in the Senate on Wednesday. Bill sponsors fell four votes short of the 60 votes needed to cut off debate on the measure.
Under oath, whistleblower challenges Archbishop Nienstedt over abuse testimony
In her sworn statement, the former archdiocese chancellor also accused top church leaders of a "cavalier attitude" towards the safety of children, and contradicted sworn testimony by former top church deputies Peter Laird and Kevin McDonough and archdiocese attorney Andrew Eisenzimmer.
An MPR News radio documentary, reported over the course of a year, found that Catholic leaders had protected abusive priests for decades and played hardball with victims. Reporter Madeleine Baran discussed the project on All Things Considered.
The Church's national assembly, known as the General Synod, approved the historic measure at its meeting in York in northern England Monday.
Hear an MPR special report: How three archbishops hid the truth about abuse
Betrayed By Silence: A radio documentary. The exclusive story of how and why three Twin Cities archbishops over decades sustained a cover-up that pitted the power of the church against victims who dared to come forward and tell their stories. Hear the complete documentary by clicking on the link below.
Radio documentary: How three archbishops hid the truth about clergy abuse
When clergy sex abuse threatened to become a scandal in the Twin Cities, the archbishop in charge covered it up. So did the next archbishop, and the next.