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Religion and Faith

Vatican axed trial for Wis. priest accused by deaf boys

Vatican axed trial for Wis. priest accused by deaf boys

The Vatican on Thursday strongly defended its decision not to defrock an American priest accused of molesting some 200 deaf boys in Wisconsin and denounced what it called a campaign to smear Pope Benedict XVI and his aides.

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The Dead Sea Scrolls come to Minnesota

The Dead Sea Scrolls come to Minnesota

The Dead Sea Scrolls went on public display today at the Science Museum of Minnesota, offering visitors a rare glimpse of the ancient religious documents.
by Madeleine Baran

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Slideshow: The Dead Sea Scrolls

Slideshow: The Dead Sea Scrolls

The Dead Sea Scrolls have come to Minnesota, and Tom Crann took a tour of the exhibit with Dr. Michael Wise, a professor of the Hebrew Bible and scholar-in-residence at Northwestern College in Roseville, a consultant for the Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit.

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Slideshow: The Dead Sea Scrolls

Slideshow: The Dead Sea Scrolls

The Dead Sea Scrolls have come to Minnesota, and Tom Crann took a tour of the exhibit with Dr. Michael Wise, a professor of the Hebrew Bible and scholar-in-residence at Northwestern College in Roseville, a consultant for the Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit.

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The cemetery's lesson in coexistence

Whether in Egypt or America, there's a place where religious and cultural differences needn't matter so much.

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Dalai Lama plans visit to Wisconsin

Dalai Lama plans visit to Wisconsin

The Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibet, will celebrate the public grand opening of the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin on May 15.

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Twin Cities Catholics donate over $1M to Haiti

The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis says donations to Haiti earthquake relief from its 217 parishes together with online contributions have exceeded $1 million.

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Translation to explain Episcopal tenets in Hmong

Translation to explain Episcopal tenets in Hmong

Words like "peace" and "mercy" are vital to talking about Christianity. They're just two of many English words difficult to translate smoothly as an evolving Episcopal congregation tries to create a Hmong version of the denomination's Book of Common Prayer.
by Patrick Condon, Associated Press

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St. Bernard's closing doors after 120 years

One of St. Paul's best-known Catholic high schools is closing. Officials with St. Bernard's parish on the City's North End said this year will be the school's last.
by Tim Nelson

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