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Religion and Faith

No evidence of forgery in ‘Gospel of Jesus’ Wife’

Harvard Theological Review is reporting today that a text, written on Egyptian papyrus is likely real, including its reference to a married Jesus.
by Bob Collins

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LIVE Westminster Town Hall Forum: Reza Aslan

LIVE Westminster Town Hall Forum: Reza Aslan

Author and theologian Reza Aslan speaks at the Westminster Town Hall Forum in downtown Minneapolis. Author of the best-selling books "No god but God: The Origins, Evolution and Future of Islam" and "Zealot: The Life and Times and Jesus of Nazareth."

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If Jesus never called himself God, how did he become one?

If Jesus never called himself God, how did he become one?

When Bart Ehrman was a young Evangelical Christian, he wanted to know how God became a man, but now, as an agnostic and historian of early Christianity, he wants to know how a man became God. Ehrman is the author of several books about early Christianity, including Misquoting Jesus and Jesus Interrupted.

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Nienstedt submits to critical questioning over handling of child sex abuse allegations

Nienstedt submits to critical questioning over handling of child sex abuse allegations

The four-hour deposition of Nienstedt ended heatedly after attorney Jeff Anderson, who represents a man who says he was sexually abused by the Rev. Thomas Adamson in the 1970s, asked the archbishop to turn over files of offending priests to law enforcement.
by Sasha Aslanian

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Archbishop Nienstedt answering questions about clergy sexual abuse scandal in deposition today

Archbishop Nienstedt answering questions about clergy sexual abuse scandal in deposition today

The leader of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis will be deposed as part of a lawsuit brought by a man who says he was sexually abused by the Rev. Thomas Adamson in the mid-1970s.
by Madeleine Baran

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Priest kept in ministry until December despite credible allegations of child sexual abuse

The archdiocese included the information about the Rev. Kenneth LaVan and other priests as part of a statement released Monday evening about documents provided to victims' attorneys in advance of a deposition of Nienstedt scheduled for Wednesday.
by Madeleine Baran

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Diocese: Former Blue Earth priest to be deported

A Blue Earth-area priest will be deported after admitting he fondled a girl while attending dinner at her grandmother's home.

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Pope confesses his sins in Vatican basilica

Pope confesses his sins in Vatican basilica

Pope Francis has kneeled before a priest and confessed his sins in a St. Peter's Basilica ceremony he hopes will inspire others to seek forgiveness.
by The Associated Press

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Archdiocese gets more time to produce documents tied to child sex abuse

Archdiocese gets more time to produce documents tied to child sex abuse

Daniel Haws, an attorney for the archdiocese, said church officials need more time to review an estimated 60,000 pages of documents before providing them to attorneys representing a man who says he was sexually abused as a child by the Rev. Thomas Adamson in the mid-1970s.
by Madeleine Baran

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Rare legal twist pits one diocese against another

Rare legal twist pits one diocese against another

The Diocese of New Ulm is suing another diocese and a religious order, accusing both of sending a priest to New Ulm in the early 1980s without telling the diocese that the priest had a long history of being accused of child sexual abuse.
by Trisha Volpe

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