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Religion and Faith

Runner-up religions in US states

Runner-up religions in US states

Glance at this map, "Second Largest Religious Tradition in Each State 2010," and you will see that Buddhism (orange), Judaism (pink) and Islam (blue) are the runner-up religions across the country.No surprises there. But did you know that Hindu (dark orange) is the No. 2 tradition in Arizona and Delaware, and that Baha'i (green) ranks second in South Carolina?
by Linton Weeks

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Pope to mob: You're out of the family

Pope to mob: You're out of the family

Pope Francis traveled to the heart of a mafia stronghold in Italy on Saturday and told mobsters that they are not part of the church.

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Presbyterian assembly: Gay marriage is Christian

In a separate policy change that takes effect at the end of this week's meeting, delegates voted to allow ministers to preside at gay weddings in states where the unions are legal and local congregational leaders approve. Nineteen states and the District of Columbia recognize same-sex marriage.
by The Associated Press

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Largest U.S. Presbyterian denomination votes to allow marriage for gay couples

Largest U.S. Presbyterian denomination votes to allow marriage for gay couples

The top legislative body of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) voted at its 221 st General Assembly in Detroit to change the way it defines Christian marriage in its constitution from "a man and a woman," to "two people."

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Clergy abuse allegation surfaces against ex-St. John's Prep headmaster

A former member of a central Minnesota boys' choir says a St. John's Abbey priest, who went on to become headmaster of St. John's Prep school in Collegeville, abused him while on a trip to Europe more than two decades ago. The alleged victim's family say they decided to go public with their allegations after learning the priest is still in public ministry.
by Matt Sepic

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St. Louis archdiocese: Reporting on deposition 'has impugned Archbishop Carlson's good name'

St. Louis archdiocese: Reporting on deposition 'has impugned Archbishop Carlson's good name'

In a deposition released Monday, St. Louis Archbishop Robert Carlson said he wasn't sure whether he knew it was illegal for adults to have sex with children when he served as chancellor of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis in the 1980s. The St. Louis archdiocese is contesting the assertion, saying reporting on the remarks has taken them out of context.
by MPR News Staff and Meg Martin

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Abusive priest: Church officials never asked for list of victims

Abusive priest: Church officials never asked for list of victims

A former Catholic priest who has admitted to sexually abusing children said in a deposition made public Wednesday that he was never asked by church officials to identify all the children he'd abused, even though some officials knew he'd abused young boys as early as 1964.
by Jon Collins

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Former church chancellor reveals little in deposition

Former church chancellor reveals little in deposition

St. Louis archbishop Robert Carlson — who served in the Twin Cities for 24 years — testified last month that he wasn't sure whether he knew it was illegal for priests to have sex with children when he served as chancellor of the Twin Cities archdiocese in the 1980s, according to a transcript released Monday.
by Madeleine Baran and Matt Sepic

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A Christian climate scientist's mission to convert non-believers

A Christian climate scientist's mission to convert non-believers

Katharine Hayhoe is an atmospheric scientist and the director of the Climate Science Center at Texas Tech University. She is also a devout Christian. Hayhoe has spent the last few years trying to convince other Christians that climate change is real, and that caring about the issue is one of the most Christian things you can do.

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