Religion and Faith

Faith-based mutual aid flourishes amid pandemic, protests
Many volunteers and organizers say their efforts are driven both by the understanding that existing welfare systems are broken, and that it’s their duty as people of faith to step in. In Minneapolis, a block away from where George Floyd was killed, volunteers have for weeks gathered at the Baha’i Center to support locals in need.
'Jesus And John Wayne' explores Christian manhood — and how belief can bolster Trump
Author Kristin Kobes Du Mez says: "It seemed like evangelicals had betrayed their values. But if you look at this longer history of evangelical masculinity and militarism ... this wasn't a betrayal."
'He did not pray': Fallout grows from Trump's photo-op at St. John's Church
"He did not pray. He did not offer a word of balm or condolence to those who are grieving," says the bishop who oversees the church. Washington's mayor was more direct: "Shameful!"
St. Cloud diocese reaches agreement on sex abuse claims
The Catholic Diocese of St. Cloud says it has reached an agreement with survivors of clergy sexual abuse on a framework to settle their legal claims. It includes a $22.5 million trust to compensate abuse survivors and a future bankruptcy filing.
'Everybody respected him': Faribault pastor remembered for compassion, embrace
Craig Breimhorst was the kind of guy who would walk into a room, and within 10 minutes was friends with everyone — which came in handy when he started his own church in Faribault over 30 years ago. He died on April 16 at 71, Rice County’s first victim of the coronavirus.