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Religion and Faith

Pianist Stephen Hough: Faith, prayer and Tchaikovsky

Pianist Stephen Hough is recording all of Tchaikovsky's works for piano and orchestra with the Minnesota Orchestra for Hyperion. He is a performer with a strong inner compass, and much of that comes from a devout religious faith.
by Brian Newhouse

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A new life for an old church

A new life for an old church

A little 19th Century limestone church near Kenyon is slowly coming back to life. The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis boarded up St. Rose of Lima in 1961, and there it sat unused for nearly 50 years. But a special mass will be held at St. Rose today. There was one last year, too, thanks in part to community volunteer Jill Palof. Cathy Wurzer spoke with her in 2008.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Leader defends group in spotlight in chemo dispute

Leader defends group in spotlight in chemo dispute

Phillip Cloudpiler Landis, the head of the Nemenhah band, has never met Colleen Hauser or her 13-year-old son, Daniel. But he supports the Hausers' decision to defy the recommendations of doctors who want to treat Daniel's cancer with chemotherapy.

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Search for Minn. mom, son stretches into 4th day

Search for Minn. mom, son stretches into 4th day

Minnesota authorities said Friday they were turning to an international law enforcement agency for help finding a woman and her 13-year-old son on the run from court-ordered cancer treatment, while the FBI filed a warrant giving it more legal authority to assist in the search.
by Patrick Condon, Associated Press and Amy Forliti, Associated Press

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Parental rights, ethics and the Hauser case

Parental rights, ethics and the Hauser case

A felony warrant has been issued for the arrest of the mother of 13-year-old Daniel Hauser. Colleen Hauser and her son disappeared soon after the court ordered Daniel receive chemotherapy. The case has sparked a public conversation on parental rights and medical care.

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Father of missing boy: 'Please bring Danny home'

Father of missing boy: 'Please bring Danny home'

The father of a Minnesota teen who went on the run with his mother to avoid chemotherapy for his cancer issued a public plea to his wife on Thursday to return home to "do what's best for Danny."
by Patrick Condon, Associated Press and Jeff Baenen, Associated Press

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