Religion and Faith

Bishop's conviction intensifies calls to step down
Calls for Bishop Robert Finn's resignation intensified a day after he became the highest-ranking U.S. church official to be convicted of a crime related to the child sexual abuse scandal.
The Roseville City Council has gone on the record unanimously opposing a proposed constitutional amendment on the November ballot that defines marriage as between one woman and one man.
The Week in Commentary
A summary of the past week's commentaries, with some of the comments they inspired.
The Week in Commentary
A summary of the week's commentaries and some of the responses they provoked.
A spokesman for Billy Graham says the 93-year-old evangelist has been admitted to a North Carolina hospital for an infection in his lungs.
US nuns under Vatican rebuke will continue talks
American nuns described as dissenters in a Vatican report that ordered an overhaul of their group said Friday they will talk with church leaders about potential changes but will not compromise on the sisters' mission.
Wis. Sikhs leave bullet hole to mark mass shooting
They removed the bloodstained carpeting, repaired shattered windows and painted over gunfire-scarred walls. But Sikh Temple of Wisconsin members left a single bullet hole to mark the memory of a white supremacist's deadly rampage.
Ambassador Andrew Young: I Dream A World That Works
A Chautauqua Lecture given Aug. 7, 2012 by civil rights leader, former Atlanta Mayor, Georgia Congressman and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Andrew Young.