Religion and Faith

A longtime grocer, now retired, continues to build connections between Hmong immigrants
For 18 years, Terry Yang ran Bubai Foods in Walnut Grove with his brother. Yang said he sees the services and products that he provided as a form of service to both the Hmong community and everyone who walked through the store’s front door.
Pope Leo meets with Vance, who delivers an invitation to visit the White House
The meeting appeared part of an effort to reset relations with the Vatican after Pope Francis repeatedly criticized President Trump's migration policy. Vance also gave Pope Leo a Chicago Bears jersey.
Near the Twin Cities, a hermitage invites all to embrace the silence
In the Isanti County woods, austere cabins at the Pacem in Terris center offer visitors silence, solitude and simplicity. Some people have profound spiritual experiences, some struggle with the silence while others simply crash and sleep for hours.
Episcopal Church refuses to resettle white Afrikaners, citing moral opposition
The church said it’s terminating a decades-long partnership with the federal government to help refugees arriving in the U.S., citing moral opposition to resettling white Afrikaners from South Africa.
Pope Leo XIV calls for peace in Ukraine and Gaza, and offers a Happy Mother's Day
Pope Leo XIV has called for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza with the release of hostages and delivery of humanitarian aid. In his first Sunday noon blessing as pontiff, Leo said, “Never again war!” from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica to an estimated 100,000 people below.
Minnesota Catholics react as Robert Prevost elected first pope from U.S. in history
Catholics across Minnesota reacted with surprise and excitement after Cardinal Robert Prevost, who took the name Leo XIV, was named the next pope on Thursday afternoon.
Robert Prevost, first pope from U.S. in history of the Catholic Church, takes the name Leo XIV
Cardinal Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, has been elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church. Prevost, 69, took the name Leo XIV. 
No pope chosen as black smoke billows from Sistine Chapel
Black smoke has again poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the second or third ballots of the conclave to choose a new leader of the Catholic Church. The smoke appeared just before noon in the Vatican after morning voting sessions to elect a successor to Pope Francis.
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