Religion and Faith

November 23, 2020 9:19 AM

Pope Francis' book explores George Floyd, virus skeptics

In a new book “Let Us Dream,” Pope Francis is supporting demands for racial justice in the wake of the U.S. police killing of George Floyd and is blasting COVID-19 skeptics and the media that spread their conspiracies.

by The Associated Press

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November 10, 2020 7:30 AM

Vatican faults many for McCarrick's rise, spares Francis

A Vatican investigation into ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick has found that a series of bishops, cardinals and popes downplayed or dismissed reports that he slept with seminarians, and determined that Pope Francis merely continued his predecessors' naive handling of the predator until a former altar boy alleged abuse.

by The Associated Press

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November 6, 2020 10:48 AM

Survey: Trump wins white evangelicals, Catholics split

President Donald Trump won support from about 8 in 10 white evangelical Protestant voters in his race for reelection. That's according to the AP VoteCast, a survey of more than 110,000 voters nationwide.

by The Associated Press

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November 4, 2020 7:24 AM

Faith, LGBTQ rights collide at Supreme Court

At issue in the case is the rights of a city to enforce its anti-discrimination policies in contracting against the rights of religious groups.

by Nina Totenberg

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October 29, 2020 7:14 AM

French prosecutor: Nice killer Tunisian, entered from Italy

France’s anti-terrorism prosecutor says the man who killed three in a Nice church was a Tunisian who entered France from Italy. It was the third attack in two months in France that authorities have attributed to Muslim extremists, including the beheading of a teacher.

by The Associated Press

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October 27, 2020 11:27 AM

Fraught election puts faith leaders through a political test

The unavoidable nature of presidential politics has left some clergy counseling divided families and others fielding attempts to nudge them left or right.

by The Associated Press

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October 27, 2020 6:31 AM

From COVID to QAnon, church makes disinformation training a question of faith

What does it mean to be a Christian and navigate disinformation in the digital age? A Minneapolis church has been exploring this question in a pivotal election year, when falsehoods and conspiracy theories have dominated the political discourse and divided friends and family.

by Catharine Richert

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October 25, 2020 4:46 PM

Black D.C. archbishop's rise marks a historic moment

Washington D.C. Archbishop Wilton Gregory is set to become the first Black U.S. prelate to assume the rank of cardinal in the Catholic Church, a historic appointment that comes months after nationwide demonstrations against racial injustice.

by The Associated Press

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October 25, 2020 8:45 AM

St. Cloud faith leaders warn of ‘ruthless behavior’ ahead of election

Faith leaders in St. Cloud are making a call for civility leading up to and following the Nov. 3 election.

by Kirsti Marohn

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October 21, 2020 9:12 AM

Pope Francis calls for same-sex civil union law in new documentary

"What we have to create is a civil union law. That way they are legally covered," the pope said in an interview in the film “Francesco,” which premiered Wednesday at the Rome Film Festival.

by Sylvia Poggioli, Tom Gjelten and Alex Leff

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