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Religion and Faith

Outlook for archdiocese investigations uncertain

Outlook for archdiocese investigations uncertain

Archbishop John Nienstedt is under investigation after being accused of improperly touching a boy, and the St. Paul police chief is frustrated with Nienstedt for failing to cooperate with an investigation into sex abuse involving priests. MPR News reporter Madeleine Baran spoke with Morning Edition host Phil Picardi about the new developments in the story.
by Phil Picardi and Madeleine Baran

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Archbishop John Nienstedt's years in the Twin Cities

Archbishop John Nienstedt's years in the Twin Cities

The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis announced Dec. 17 that Archbishop John Nienstedt voluntarily 'stepped aside from all public ministry' while police investigate a claim that he touched a boy on the buttocks in 2009, an allegation the archbishop denies.

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Police: Archdiocese not cooperating with clergy abuse investigation

Police: Archdiocese not cooperating with clergy abuse investigation

St. Paul Police Chief Tom Smith said the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis is not cooperating with an ongoing criminal investigation into clergy sexual abuse.
by Tom Scheck and Madeleine Baran

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County attorney: Grand jury not a likely option in archdiocese investigation

County attorney: Grand jury not a likely option in archdiocese investigation

Advocates for victims are calling for police search warrants and a grand jury investigation that could reveal potentially incriminating documents from the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. But so far, there are no clear signs that St. Paul police and Ramsey County Attorney John Choi will use that approach.
by Laura Yuen

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At Sunday mass, Nienstedt apologizes, says he 'overlooked' clergy abuse

At Sunday mass, Nienstedt apologizes, says he 'overlooked' clergy abuse

Archbishop John Nienstedt has started addressing the clergy sex abuse scandal head on, telling parishioners and the media Sunday that he's sorry he overlooked issues of abuse among parish priests.
by Tom Scheck

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Lawsuit filed against New Ulm diocese

The lawsuitalleges the diocese and the religious order were negligent in supervising the Rev. Francis Markey, who was in the diocese in 1984. The plaintiff claims Markey abused him when he was a boy at St. Andrew Parish.
by Elizabeth Baier

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