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Religion and Faith

Coronavirus forces houses of worship to change some practices

Coronavirus forces houses of worship to change some practices

The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis also suspended communion from the chalice and discouraged hand holding during the Our Father prayer, Archbishop Bernard Hebda said in a recent statement.
by Peter Cox

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Keep the faith, lose the germs: Clergy rethink customs in the age of coronavirus

Keep the faith, lose the germs: Clergy rethink customs in the age of coronavirus

As more cases of coronavirus are confirmed in the U.S., clergy are reconsidering a variety of practices during religious services, from handshakes to close contact. Experts say that's a wise idea.
by Maria Godoy and Shahla Farzan

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Across races, religions, coalitions organize for solidarity

Across races, religions, coalitions organize for solidarity

In more than 100 U.S. cities, people of faith are choosing to come together across historic racial and religious boundaries to address daily problems where they live. From Miami to Minnesota, they are mobilizing outside of weekly worship services to address issues like affordable housing, white nationalism and Islamophobia.

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Houses of worship struggle to balance security and belief in wake of violence

Houses of worship struggle to balance security and belief in wake of violence

Violence at houses of worship in recent years has congregational leaders adding security. But the move is sometimes at odds with their beliefs and their missions to the communities they serve.
by Shahla Farzan

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Three congregations, three languages, one church service

Three congregations, three languages, one church service

Voices of singing congregants lifted and echoed through the sanctuary at St. Paul's Mounds Park United Methodist Church on a recent Sunday. But on this day, for this service, with this hymn, there was something different.
by Emily Bright

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Catholic Church orders more inquiry into Minnesota bishop

Roman Catholic Church leaders in Rome have authorized more investigation into claims that a northern Minnesota bishop interfered with earlier investigations into clerical sexual misconduct with children.
by The Associated Press

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Controversial Cottage Grove church one of many hitting restart

Controversial Cottage Grove church one of many hitting restart

Recently, The Grove United Methodist Church outside St. Paul said it “made the news for all the wrong reasons.” Pastors say the church closure has to do with mission, not age. And it’s not unusual: Closing a church to reopen another in its place is called a “restart.”

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Forest Lake church to build tiny homes for the homeless on its property

Members of Faith Lutheran Church are embarking on an unusual project to address homelessness. They've decided to build tiny homes, about a dozen of them, on church property. They're calling the project "sacred settlement."
by Cathy Wurzer

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