Religion and Faith

April 23, 2010 7:31 AM

Lawsuit tries tough sell: Vatican as business

A lawsuit from the U.S. aims to place blame for priest sexual abuse at the highest levels of the Roman Catholic Church by claiming the Vatican controls leadership, fundraising and doctrine down to the lowest levels.

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April 22, 2010 10:49 AM

St. Paul attorney sues Vatican, pope over Murphy case

An Illinois man who says he was molested by a Wisconsin priest as a child filed a federal lawsuit Thursday accusing Pope Benedict XVI and senior Vatican officials of failing to protect children from a man the Vatican knew was a possible child molester.

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April 19, 2010 3:39 PM

Minn. dioceses say clergy abuse prevention efforts are working

Pope Benedict's response to recent revelations about sexual abuse by Catholic clergy has drawn a mixed reaction. But church leaders in Minnesota say their efforts to crack down on such abuse are working. In the past eight years, only one Catholic clergy abuse case has been reported in Minnesota according to church officials.

by Toni Randolph

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April 16, 2010 11:29 AM

Video: How Catholics feel about church abuse allegations

Parishioners at St. Peter Claver and the Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul, Minn., share their thoughts about the allegations of sexual abuse within the Catholic Church.

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April 16, 2010 12:00 AM

When America leaves reality behind

Pulitzer-prize winning foreign correspondent Chris Hedges argues that our country is undergoing an economic, political and moral collapse. He says most Americans "cannot differentiate between lies and truth" because they've abandoned literacy and print culture.

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April 13, 2010 3:49 PM

'It's my hope that this crisis will jolt us into humility'

A St. Paul priest levels with his congregation about the scandal facing his church.

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April 6, 2010 7:40 AM

Priest accused of Minn. abuse won't fight extradition

A Roman Catholic priest charged with sexually assaulting a teenage parishioner in Minnesota said Tuesday he would willingly leave his native India and try to clear his name in the courts if the United States tried to extradite him.

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April 5, 2010 4:01 PM

Minn. attorneys claim Vatican covering up alleged abuse by priest

For the second time in a week, a pair of St. Paul lawyers say evidence points back to Rome that Catholic church leaders have been protecting a priest accused of sexual misconduct with children.

by Tim Nelson

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April 5, 2010 12:00 AM

Clergy sex abuse and the response from the Catholic church

The Vatican responds to charges that bishops and Pope Benedict himself did not act to prevent priests from sexually abusing children, saying that outsiders are persecuting church. Critics say secrecy still shrouds action against abuse perpetrators. Two who have worked to address the sex abuse problem within the Catholic church offer their perspectives. (Kerri Miller interviewed Jeff Anderson, an attorney who represents people who say they've been abused by priests on Thursday, April 1)