Religion and Faith

August 9, 2018 4:29 PM

Abuse victims to vote on Archdiocese bankruptcy plan

Some 450 victims of clergy sexual abuse will likely vote this month on a reorganization plan for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, according to a timeline laid out Thursday in a federal bankruptcy court hearing.

by Martin Moylan

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August 2, 2018 6:40 AM

Pope changes death penalty teaching, now 'inadmissible'

The new teaching, contained in Catechism No. 2267, says the previous policy is outdated, that there are other ways to protect the common good, and that the church should instead commit itself to working to end capital punishment.

by The Associated Press

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July 30, 2018 5:51 AM

Australian bishop convicted of sex abuse cover-up resigns

Adelaide Archbishop Philip Wilson was convicted in May of failing to report to police the repeated abuse of two altar boys by a pedophile priest in the Hunter Valley region north of Sydney during the 1970s.

by The Associated Press

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July 28, 2018 9:20 AM

Pope accepts resignation of McCarrick after sex abuse claims

Breaking with past practice, Francis decided to act swiftly in the case of the emeritus archbishop of Washington, D.C., even before the accusations can be investigated by church officials.

by Associated Press

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July 19, 2018 9:06 AM

Brainerd grapples with how to save its iconic water tower

Earlier this month a chunk of concrete fell off the 141 foot structure, known as "Paul Bunyan's flashlight." No one was hurt, but now, city officials are scrambling to figure out what to do next.

by Cathy Wurzer

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July 12, 2018 5:42 AM

Once militantly anti-abortion, evangelical minister now lives 'with regret'

After decades working to block access to clinics, the Rev. Rob Schenck says he had a change of heart and sees abortion as an issue that should be resolved by "an individual and his or her conscience."

by Terry Gross

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July 11, 2018 4:00 AM

Miles in their shoes: Mormon missionaries walk the walk in Detroit Lakes

Reporter John Enger recently tagged along with a pair of young Mormon missionaries in Detroit Lakes, to see what it's like to spread the message of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

by John Enger

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July 5, 2018 2:24 PM

At one Mpls. church, fighting segregation is gospel

Sanctuary Covenant Church achieves a diversity that other congregations dream about.

by Elizabeth Shockman

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July 3, 2018 1:22 PM

Catholic church grapples with the high price of clergy sexual abuse

As the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis will shell out $40 million in a historic settlement to victims of clergy sexual abuse. Are parishioners confident that the church can move on?

by Kerri Miller and Manda Lillie