Religion and Faith

December 29, 2019 6:47 AM

5 stabbed at Hanukkah celebration in latest attack on Jews

A knife-wielding man stormed into a rabbi's home and stabbed five people as they celebrated Hanukkah in an Orthodox Jewish community north of New York City, an ambush the governor said Sunday was an act of domestic terrorism fueled by intolerance and a “cancer” of growing hatred in America.

by The Associated Press

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December 25, 2019 4:14 PM

Notre Dame rector: Fragile cathedral might not be saved

The rector of Notre Dame Cathedral says the Paris landmark is still so fragile after this year's fire that it might not be entirely saved. Reconstruction is unlikely until 2021.

by The Associated Press

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December 25, 2019 11:16 AM

Pope offers hope against darkness in Christmas Day message

The pope told tens of thousands of tourists, pilgrims and Romans gathered in St. Peter's Square for the annual Christmas Day message that "the light of Christ is greater'' than the darkness "in human hearts" and ''in economic, geopolitical and ecological conflicts.''

by The Associated Press

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December 23, 2019 7:01 PM

Louisiana church filled a plane with holy water and blessed a whole community

A Roman Catholic church in rural Louisiana hoping to maximize its blessings has come up with a way to do it: filling up a crop-duster plane full of holy water.

by Bobby Allyn

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December 20, 2019 9:39 AM

Calling Trump 'morally Lost,' Christianity Today editor calls for impeachment

Mark Galli compares President Trump to an abusive husband who "needs to be out of the house." Galli says he felt compelled to say "what's going on, what the facts on the ground are."

by Bill Chappell

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December 19, 2019 4:00 AM

For struggling Minnesota Muslims, help is a phone call away

Two sisters, Sumaya and Fadumo Hassan, started a mental-health helpline offering callers counseling and referrals to other resources. They’ve addressed questions on how to deal with bullying, anti-Islam sentiment and issues of identity.

by Mohamed Ibrahim

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December 1, 2019 1:08 PM

Duluth bishop Paul Sirba dies at age 59

Sirba suffered cardiac arrest while at St. Rose Church in Proctor, Minn., on Sunday morning and was pronounced dead just after 9 a.m. at a Duluth hospital.

by Andrew Krueger

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November 25, 2019 2:30 PM

The role of doubt in faith

What if the key to a vibrant faith is an equally dynamic doubt? A new book by local pastor and activist Stephanie Williams O’Brien says: It is the key.

by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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November 16, 2019 12:50 PM

'I miss them, always': A witness recounts El Salvador's 1989 Jesuit massacre

Six priests became modern-day martyrs in one of the most high-profile religious crimes in recent Latin American history. A woman who witnessed the incident says the FBI pressured her to stay quiet.

by Danny Hajek

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November 10, 2019 11:40 AM

Who will decide on the Dalai Lama's successor — his supporters or Beijing?

"The Dalai Lama's reincarnation is a civilizational struggle between China and Tibetans over who controls Tibetan Buddhism," says Amitabh Mathur, a former Indian government adviser on Tibetan affairs.

by Lauren Frayer

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