Religion and Faith

Minnesota-based disaster relief group heading to hurricane zone
Among the Minnesotans headed for the southeastern U.S. this week to assist in the response to Hurricane Florence will be a Burnsville-based Jewish relief group that specializes in helping people save their homes after a disaster.
Pope to meet with U.S. church leaders over clergy sex abuse
The head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, will meet in Rome with Pope Francis and other church leaders to discuss further investigations into abuse.
Catholic faithful demand change after sex abuse scandals
Countless Catholics in the U.S. are raising their voices in prayer and protest to demand change amid new revelations of sex abuse by priests and allegations of widespread cover-ups.
Joyful noise: National Baptist Convention hits the high notes in Mpls.
The National Baptist Convention, the nation's largest predominantly black Christian organization, wraps up its weeklong annual gathering Friday in Minneapolis with street outreach in north Minneapolis — and lots of music.
Some 15,000 people are expected to visit downtown Minneapolis this week for the National Baptist Convention.
Archdiocese leaders: We need independent review of accused prelates
Leaders of the Twin Cities archdiocese are calling for independent, external reviews when bishops and higher ranked church officials are accused of sexual abuse.