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St. John's University names new president

St. John's University names new president

The Rev. Robert Koopmann has been named the 12th president of St. John's University by the university's Board of Regents.

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'Far from the mountains,' a story of Tibetan resettlement

"Far from the Mountains" is a 1993 documentary that follows the story of one of the 1,000 Tibetans resettling in the United States in the early 1990s.

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Pope in Bethlehem endorses independent Palestinian state

Pope in Bethlehem endorses independent Palestinian state

Standing in the cradle of Christianity, Pope Benedict XVI told Palestinians on Wednesday that he understands their suffering and offered his strongest public backing yet for an independent Palestinian state.

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Is interfaith understanding possible?

Is interfaith understanding possible?

Eboo Patel speaks at the Westminster Town Hall Forum about his book, "Acts of Faith: The Story of an American Muslim, the Struggle for the Soul of a Generation."

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Event hopes to demystify local Somali community

A coalition of Somali-American organizations will host an event tomorrow at the Minneapolis Convention Center in response to the barrage of bad news about their community.
by Laura Yuen

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Family lands in court over son's cancer treatment

Family lands in court over son's cancer treatment

The south central Minnesota family says they are following their religion by using alternative medicine, rather than chemotherapy, to treat their son's Hodgkin's lymphoma.
by Sea Stachura

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New bishop formally appointed for Winona diocese

Pope Benedict XVI has formally appointed Bishop John Quinn to lead the Catholic Diocese of Winona.

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Minnesota same-sex couples to be wed in Iowa today

Ten same-sex couples from Minnesota are heading to Iowa where they hope to get married today.

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Midmorning Weekend: Memoirs

Midmorning Weekend: Memoirs

Midmorning Weekend revisits some of the best recent conversations from the daily call-in program.

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Two survivors tell their stories on Holocaust Remembrance Day

Two survivors tell their stories on Holocaust Remembrance Day

Two girls, Sabina Zimering and Lucy Smith, hid from the Nazis in Poland during World War II. They survived the Holocaust and live in Minnesota today. Zimering wrote her story in the book, "Hiding in the Open." Both women were interviewed by MPR's Dan Olson for the "Voices of Minnesota" series.

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