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Religion and Faith

Rural churches search for their place in a changing world

Rural churches search for their place in a changing world

As much as the churches like Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Rollingstone, Minn. serve as a cornerstone of their community, the world around them is changing. It presents churches with new challenges as they define themselves and their futures.
by The Associated Press

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Minneapolis church hosts Mass -- and legal clinic for immigrants

Minneapolis church hosts Mass -- and legal clinic for immigrants

As federal authorities confirmed stepped-up immigration enforcement across the United States over the weekend, immigrants in Minnesota with legal status -- and those without -- said their fears were growing more real by the hour.
by Tim Nelson

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Vatican mystery over missing girl deepens as bones are found

Vatican mystery over missing girl deepens as bones are found

The mystery of the 1983 disappearance of the 15-year-old daughter of a Vatican employee took yet another twist Saturday following excavations this week at a Vatican City cemetery. The Vatican said it had discovered two sets of bones under a stone slab that will be formally opened next week.
by Katie Presley

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Tennessee lawmakers aim to ban weddings by internet-ordained ministers

Tennessee lawmakers aim to ban weddings by internet-ordained ministers

Tennessee lawmakers passed a law to ban officiants ordained online from performing legal marriages in the state. But this month a judge said they can continue temporarily.
by Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

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Women of Faith: Searching for God

Women of Faith: Searching for God

Anjali Kumar met with witches in New York, a shaman in Peru, and a faith healer in Brazil, in a quest to find her spiritual home. What she found wasn't what she sought.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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After disagreements over LGBT clergy, U.S. Methodists move closer to split

After disagreements over LGBT clergy, U.S. Methodists move closer to split

Methodists around the U.S. have been engaged in tense discussions over the future of their church. "We are in an untenable situation," Bishop Thomas Bickerton told delegates at a recent meeting.
by Tom Gjelten

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