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America Abroad: 'Islam and the Cosmos'

America Abroad: 'Islam and the Cosmos'

Host Madeleine Brand looks back at the "Golden Age of Islam" and why the European Renaissance might not have happened without it. She explores how some Muslim countries are trying to again become world leaders in astronomy and space science.
by MPR News Staff

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Church, victims spar over religious order's bankruptcy plan

The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis is objecting to a religious order's bankruptcy reorganization plan that would give $25 million to 67 sexual abuse victims.
by Martin Moylan

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Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero, gunned down in 1980, will become a saint

Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero, gunned down in 1980, will become a saint

The Vatican announced that Romero, who was closely associated with liberation theology and was killed by a right-wing death squad, will be canonized along with Pope Paul VI.

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Songs, heartfelt words start funeral for Billy Graham

Songs, heartfelt words start funeral for Billy Graham

The Rev. Billy Graham's funeral began Friday with a rousing song and heartfelt words from his adult children in the culmination of more than a week of tributes to "America's Pastor."

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AR-15s are Biblical 'rod of iron' at Pa. church

AR-15s are Biblical 'rod of iron' at Pa. church

The church in Newfoundland, Pa., was founded by the son of the late Korean Rev. Sun Myung Moon, but is an offshoot of the worldwide Unification movement.

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St. Cloud Diocese to file for bankruptcy after abuse claims

A three-year window that lifted the statute of limitations on past allegations of clergy abuse in Minnesota ended in May 2016. The diocese received 74 civil claims during that time.
by The Associated Press

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The Rev. Billy Graham's casket will 'lie in honor' at the Capitol

The Rev. Billy Graham's casket will 'lie in honor' at the Capitol

It is a rare distinction bestowed on only a handful of civilians. For two days Americans will be welcome to pay their respects to the beloved Evangelical pastor. He will be buried in North Carolina.
by Vanessa Romo

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A Minnesota pastor reflects on Billy Graham's legacy

A Minnesota pastor reflects on Billy Graham's legacy

Evangelist Billy Graham passed away on Wednesday. Minnesota pastor Stephanie Williams O'Brien reflected on his legacy and influence on American Christianity and politics.
by Kerri Miller and Elizabeth Shockman

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Rev. Billy Graham's rise began in Minnesota

Rev. Billy Graham's rise began in Minnesota

The Rev. Billy Graham spent four years as president of Northwestern, a small Christian college in the Twin Cities.
by Curtis Gilbert

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Evangelist Billy Graham, who reached millions, dies at 99

Evangelist Billy Graham, who reached millions, dies at 99

Graham, counselor to presidents and the most widely heard Christian evangelist in history, had been treated in recent years for cancer, pneumonia and other ailments.
by The Associated Press

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