Religion and Faith

Catholic bishops plan campaign against same-sex marriage
Minnesota's Roman Catholic bishops are launching a new effort against same-sex marriage, with a DVD being mailed to parishioners.
Lesbian clergy once expelled, now embraced
Ruth Frost and Phyllis Zillhart, the first lesbian couple ordained without the blessing of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, once were cast out of the church. On Saturday, for only the second time in the country, the Lutheran Church will officially welcome them to its roster of clergy.
Pope on UK visit admits failures in abuse scandal
Pope Benedict XVI said the church's top priority now was to help abuse victims heal.
No shortage of ignorance in rhetoric over Islam
Those who speak in generalizations about Islam are just betraying how little they know.
Fellow Americans' suspicions frustrate US Muslims
Nine years of denouncing terrorism, of praying side-by-side with Jews and Christians, of insisting "I'm American, too." None of it could stop a season of hate against Muslims that made for an especially fraught Sept. 11.
Religious leaders condemn Quran burning plans
Religious leaders gathered at Hamline University on Saturday to rebuke the acts of a Florida pastor had planned to burn copies of the Quran on September 11.
Rep. Ellison: Anti-Muslim protesters do not reflect the beliefs of most Americans
U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison said Thursday that anti-Muslim protesters do not reflect the beliefs of most Americans and called on political leaders to defend religious freedom.
The leader of a small Florida church that espouses anti-Islam philosophy says he is canceling plans to burn copies of the Quran on Sept. 11.
A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit over a Ten Commandments monument in downtown Fargo.
Muslim mason immortalized at French cathedral
A Muslim stone mason who spent nearly four decades helping to restore an ancient Roman Catholic cathedral has been immortalized.