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Religion and Faith

Francis: Church shouldn't fear structural renewal

Francis: Church shouldn't fear structural renewal

Pope Francis called for structural renewal in the Catholic church to keep up with the times, although advising future priests and nuns Saturday to shun costly trappings like the latest smart phones so they can use more resources to help the poor.

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Few Wis. clergy abuse victims got large sums

An Associated Press analysis of documents released this week found most of the $30 million the archdiocese paid out through mid-2012 went to victim settlements and therapy, but the bulk of it went to just a few victims -- while hundreds of others got no money at all.

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Plymouth Church's summer home: Temple Israel

A Minneapolis Christian congregation that's over 150 years old is worshiping at one of the city's most-established synagogues this summer.
by Tom Crann

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Milwaukee priest sex abuse records to be released

A deal reached in federal bankruptcy court between the archdiocese and victims suing it for fraud called for the documents to be made public by July 1.

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Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson at Westminster Town Hall Forum

Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson at Westminster Town Hall Forum

Retired Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson speaks about civil rights, gay marriage, and anti-racism. He's the author of "In the Eye of the Storm: Swept to the Center by God" and "God Believes in Love: Straight Talk About Gay Marriage." He spoke June 27, 2013 at the Westminster Town Hall Forum in Minneapolis.

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Christian group closes, apologizes to gays

Alan Chambers said on Exodus International's website Thursday that the group wants to apologize "to the gay community for years of undue suffering and judgment at the hands of the organization and the church as a whole."

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Minnesotans win history contest

Eight groups of Minnesota students all placed at the 2013 National History Day competition at the University of Maryland yesterday. MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with one of them, Kateri Schmidt, about their winning project.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Pilgrim Baptist Church, founded by former slaves, celebrates 150 years

Pilgrim Baptist Church, founded by former slaves, celebrates 150 years

The faces in stained glass that inspire worshippers at the Pilgrim Baptist Church aren't those of a white Jesus and the saints. Instead, they're the faces of the black ministers who led the church, and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
by Sasha Aslanian

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500 years later, theological debate still simmers

500 years later, theological debate still simmers

Is God's saving grace free to anyone who accepts Jesus, or did God predestine certain people for heaven and hell before the beginning of the world? That's a 500-year-old question, but it is creating real divisions in 2013 in the nation's largest Protestant denomination.

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Same-sex couples start applying for marriage licenses

Same-sex couples start applying for marriage licenses

Same-sex couples are heading to license bureaus in the Twin Cities this morning to apply for marriage licenses for the very first time, and Al Giraud and Jeff Isaacson were among the first in line at the Hennepin County Government Service Center.
by Tim Nelson

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