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Religion and Faith

Vatican offers olive branch to U.S. nuns

Vatican offers olive branch to U.S. nuns

The result of a controversial three-year investigation into U.S. women's religious orders was released Tuesday. The report was overwhelmingly positive and hailed as encouraging and realistic in tone.
by The Associated Press

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Pope Francis as reformer, evangelizer -- and doctrinal conservative

Pope Francis as reformer, evangelizer -- and doctrinal conservative

Author Austen Ivereigh argues in a new biography, The Great Reformer: Francis and the Making of a Radical Pope, that many misjudge the meaning of the pope's comments on abortion, homosexuality and nonbelievers.

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How interfaith families meld ideologies

How interfaith families meld ideologies

People are more likely to marry someone of a different faith than someone of a different political persuasion and 80 percent of people 18-23 don't think that religious affiliation has any bearing on the success of a marriage.

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Charity to chancery: Following the archdiocese money

Much of the cash that sustains the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis is held by legally separate groups, making it easier to protect church assets in a bankruptcy. Here's how the money flows.
by Molly Bloom, Madeleine Baran and Meg Martin

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Archdiocese reports $9.1M deficit, mulls bankruptcy

Archdiocese reports $9.1M deficit, mulls bankruptcy

The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis reiterated that it is considering filing for bankruptcy as its financial condition has become more uncertain due to the growing potential for more lawsuits by victims of clergy sexual abuse.
by Amy Forliti, Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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