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Religion and Faith

Report: Archdiocese has 'serious shortcomings' protecting children from sex abuse

Report: Archdiocese has 'serious shortcomings' protecting children from sex abuse

Concentrated power, poor oversight and communication breakdowns are among the serious shortcomings inside the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis that opened the door "for some priests to harm children," a panel ordered by the archbishop said Monday.
by MPR News Staff

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Pope Francis poses for selfies with crowd at St. Peter's

Pope Francis poses for selfies with crowd at St. Peter's

After speaking to a crowd that was estimated at 100,000 people Sunday, Pope Francis moved through the audience in his popemobile -- and then delighted some of those in attendance by getting out of the vehicle and posing for photos with them.

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Pray or prey? Cameroon's Pentecostal churches face crackdown

Pray or prey? Cameroon's Pentecostal churches face crackdown

Hundreds of Pentecostal churches have cropped up in Cameroon in the past decade. Now, the government is shutting some down, targeting churches that it says take advantage of poor, desperate people.
by Andrés Caballero

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LIVE Westminster Town Hall Forum: Reza Aslan

LIVE Westminster Town Hall Forum: Reza Aslan

Author and theologian Reza Aslan speaks at the Westminster Town Hall Forum in downtown Minneapolis. Author of the best-selling books "No god but God: The Origins, Evolution and Future of Islam" and "Zealot: The Life and Times and Jesus of Nazareth."

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If Jesus never called himself God, how did he become one?

If Jesus never called himself God, how did he become one?

When Bart Ehrman was a young Evangelical Christian, he wanted to know how God became a man, but now, as an agnostic and historian of early Christianity, he wants to know how a man became God. Ehrman is the author of several books about early Christianity, including Misquoting Jesus and Jesus Interrupted.

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Nienstedt submits to critical questioning over handling of child sex abuse allegations

Nienstedt submits to critical questioning over handling of child sex abuse allegations

The four-hour deposition of Nienstedt ended heatedly after attorney Jeff Anderson, who represents a man who says he was sexually abused by the Rev. Thomas Adamson in the 1970s, asked the archbishop to turn over files of offending priests to law enforcement.
by Sasha Aslanian

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Archbishop Nienstedt answering questions about clergy sexual abuse scandal in deposition today

Archbishop Nienstedt answering questions about clergy sexual abuse scandal in deposition today

The leader of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis will be deposed as part of a lawsuit brought by a man who says he was sexually abused by the Rev. Thomas Adamson in the mid-1970s.
by Madeleine Baran

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Priest kept in ministry until December despite credible allegations of child sexual abuse

The archdiocese included the information about the Rev. Kenneth LaVan and other priests as part of a statement released Monday evening about documents provided to victims' attorneys in advance of a deposition of Nienstedt scheduled for Wednesday.
by Madeleine Baran

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