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Religion and Faith

Near the Twin Cities, a hermitage invites all to embrace the silence

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.
by Dan Gunderson

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Episcopal Church refuses to resettle white Afrikaners, citing moral opposition

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.
by Jack Jenkins

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Pope Leo XIV calls for peace in Ukraine and Gaza, and offers a Happy Mother's Day

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.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota Catholics react as Robert Prevost elected first pope from U.S. in history

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.
by MPR News Staff

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Robert Prevost, first pope from U.S. in history of the Catholic Church, takes the name Leo XIV

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. 
by The Associated Press

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No pope chosen as black smoke billows from Sistine Chapel

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.
by The Associated Press

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The conclave to choose a new pope is about to begin

The conclave to choose a new pope is about to begin

As more than a billion Catholics around the world await the election of a new pope, all eyes are on the Sistine Chapel, where 133 cardinals will begin the secretive process known as a conclave.
by Daniel Burke, Bill Chappell and Ruth Sherlock

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