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Religion and Faith

Archdiocese fires worker over credit card dealings

The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis says it has dismissed an employee for alleged irregularities in credit card transactions.

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Karen Armstrong's Charter for Compassion

Karen Armstrong's Charter for Compassion

Author Karen Armstrong has called on people around the world to collaborate on the writing of a "Charter for Compassion" centered on the Golden Rule. She's hoping the effort will restore compassionate thinking and action in religious, moral and political life.

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LDS church to warn members of proxy baptisms

Mormon church leaders say the church's policy of not performing posthumous baptisms of Holocaust victims and others unrelated to its members will be reiterated worldwide during Sunday services.

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Conflict over moratoriums flares up in southeastern Minnesota

On Wednesdays, Morning Edition checks-in with one of our reporters who is based outside the Twin Cities. MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Elizabeth Baier in Rochester about a few stories she's covering in southeastern Minnesota. Baier has been following the moratoriums several southeastern Minnesota counties have passed as they figure out how to regulate silica sand mining in the region. Companies are looking at the sand to help in the oil and natural gas industry. But now there are bills in the Minnesota House and Senate that would limit these moratoriums.
by Cathy Wurzer and Elizabeth Baier

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Pope: marriage only place 'worthy' for conception

Pope: marriage only place 'worthy' for conception

Pope Benedict XVI has called on infertile couples to shun artificial procreation, saying such methods are a form of arrogance.

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Muslims say Qurans shouldn't be burned

Muslims say Qurans shouldn't be burned

The burning of Qurans that had been thrown in a pile of trash at a U.S. military base in Afghanistan has prompted four days of protests and violence.

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Photos: Around the world, Catholics mark Ash Wednesday

Photos: Around the world, Catholics mark Ash Wednesday

The 40-day period of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, with Christians around the world observing the season which culminates in Easter Sunday.

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Lutherans elect Svennungsen 1st female bishop in Minnesota

Lutherans elect Svennungsen 1st female bishop in Minnesota

Ann Svennungsen has been elected the new bishop of the Minneapolis Area Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, becoming Minnesota's first female bishop.
by Rupa Shenoy

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Minnesota groups watch and wait on Obama's health policy compromise

Minnesota health plans and religious groups are taking a wait-and-see approach after the Obama administration announced a compromise aimed at stemming the backlash to a controversial health policy.
by Elizabeth Stawicki

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