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Catholic school kids gather for Mass at Xcel Energy Center

Catholic school kids gather for Mass at Xcel Energy Center

It was the third-ever Mass of the Holy Spirit hosted by the Catholic Schools Center of Excellence. The event brought students from 78 Catholic grade schools to the Mass.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Religious 'Nones' are now the largest single group in the U.S.

Religious 'Nones' are now the largest single group in the U.S.

28 percent of Americans are now religiously unaffiliated. A new study from Pew Research looks at how atheists, agnostics and those whose religion is "nothing in particular" view God, religion and morality.
by Jason DeRose

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Soul doctors: How Minnesota chaplains’ roles are changing

Soul doctors: How Minnesota chaplains’ roles are changing

They’re the people who show up at some of the worst moments of our lives. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with three chaplains about helping Minnesotans through pain and suffering as society becomes both less religious and more religiously diverse. 
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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Longtime St. John's teacher, leader chosen as new abbot

Longtime St. John's teacher, leader chosen as new abbot

Rev. Douglas Mullin succeeds retiring Abbot John Klassen, who is credited with increasing transparency and accountability during the monastery's reckoning of sexual abuse by monks.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Long-time leader of St. John's Abbey retires leaving storied 23-year legacy

Long-time leader of St. John's Abbey retires leaving storied 23-year legacy

This week in Collegeville, Minn. the monks of St. John's Abbey are convening to elect their next leader, or abbot. John Klassen is retiring after 23 years in the role and notably led the monastery through its sexual abuse reckoning.
by Tom Crann and Megan Burks

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Vatican finds former Minnesota archbishop acted imprudently but committed no crimes

Vatican finds former Minnesota archbishop acted imprudently but committed no crimes

A lengthy Vatican investigation into misconduct allegations against Archbishop John Nienstedt, the former leader of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, concluded that he took “imprudent” actions but did not violate church law, the archdiocese announced Friday.
by The Associated Press

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How a pastor's faith survived 'Beautiful and Terrible Things'

How a pastor's faith survived 'Beautiful and Terrible Things'

Pastor Amy Butler was the first woman pastor to lead New York’s historic Riverside Church. But despite that — and partly because of it — her faith had to learn to survive the brutal realities of this world. Her new book, “Beautiful and Terrible Things,” is her journey of learning to live without fear in the messy middle.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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