Religion and Faith

January 18, 2018 4:22 PM

HHS Religious Freedom Division draws praise, alarm in Minnesota

The Trump administration has created a new Health and Human Services Department "Civil Rights" division that is fueling both praise and alarm in Minnesota.

by Mark Zdechlik

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January 18, 2018 4:18 PM

Trump admin will protect health workers who refuse services on religious grounds

The Division of Conscience and Religious Freedom is being established to aid health workers with objections rooted in conscience or religion to treating certain people and performing some procedures.

by Alison Kodjak

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January 16, 2018 5:55 AM

Pope begs forgiveness for 'irreparable' harm from sex abuse

Pope Francis begged for forgiveness for the "irreparable damage" done to children who were raped and molested by priests, opening his visit to Chile by diving head-first into a scandal that has greatly hurt the Catholic Church's credibility here and cast a cloud over his visit.

by The Associated Press

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January 15, 2018 12:00 AM

Inspirational speeches for Martin Luther King Day

Hear inspirational speeches from the Rev. Dr. Jonathan Walton of Harvard Divinity School and former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick.

by MPR News Staff

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January 12, 2018 4:06 PM

Former St. Cloud priest, teacher added to list of likely abusers

A Catholic priest in the St. Cloud diocese who taught at Cathedral High School in the 1970s has been added to a list of clergy who likely abused children.

by Kirsti Marohn

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January 11, 2018 3:21 PM

Minnesota priest who possessed pornography returns to limited ministry

While Rev. Jonathan Shelley was accused of searching for child pornography, authorities concluded none of the images on his old computer were illegal and he was not charged.

by The Associated Press

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January 8, 2018 2:22 PM

Pastor rejects gay musicians from Taylors Falls church

Members of a rural Catholic parish in eastern Minnesota are at odds over the dismissal of three gay men from a church musical ensemble after the new pastor learned they are in same-sex marriages.

by The Associated Press

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January 3, 2018 8:35 AM

Mormon church President Thomas Monson dies at 90

Monson had been at the helm of the 16 million member Mormon church for nearly a decade. He'll be remembered for his quiet leadership and aversion to grand pronouncements.

by Lee Hale

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December 28, 2017 1:40 PM

Judge rejects archdiocese bankruptcy plans, orders return to mediation

A federal judge has rejected competing reorganization plans for the the bankrupt Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis and ordered the church and its creditors back into mediation.

by Martin Moylan

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December 20, 2017 6:29 AM

Bernard Law, former archbishop of Boston, dies in Rome at 86

Once considered among the most influential prelates in America, the Archbishop was forced to resign amid the church's growing sex abuse scandal, which indelibly stained his reputation.

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