Religion and Faith

November 16, 2015 6:00 PM

Files: Duluth diocese wanted to give abusive priests 2nd chance

In the first release of documents from the diocese, a former bishop is depicted as trying to help priests "rehabilitate themselves."

by Dan Kraker

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November 14, 2015 4:05 PM

Minnesota Muslim group condemns Paris terrorist attacks

Minnesota's chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations calls the attacks in Paris "heinous."

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November 12, 2015 12:05 PM

Anoka County won't prosecute Applebee's attack as hate crime

Officials say using a hate crime law to prosecute a restaurant patron who allegedly assaulted a woman for speaking Swahili might lead to conviction on a lesser charge.

by Mukhtar M. Ibrahim

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November 5, 2015 2:05 PM

U.S. faces task of helping terror suspects return to society

In the last two months two Minnesota men have admitted they plotted to travel to Syria to fight alongside the Islamic State. Those defendants and others will ultimately be released into the society they railed against.

by The Associated Press

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November 5, 2015 8:46 AM

Wisconsin convent says prayer has gone on nonstop since 1878

The La Crosse-based Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration claim to have been praying night and day for the ill and the suffering longer than anyone in the United States — since 11 a.m. on Aug. 1, 1878.

by The Associated Press

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November 4, 2015 3:12 PM

Minnesota Historical Society bids $4.5M for archdiocese building

The society would use the St. Paul property for parking for people visiting the Minnesota History Center and James J. Hill House. The building itself would be used for offices, meetings and storage.

by Jon Collins

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November 4, 2015 2:30 PM

Jury awards more than $8 million in northern MN clergy sex abuse case

A jury Wednesday awarded more than $8 million in a clergy sex abuse case involving the Diocese of Duluth. It was the first lawsuit to go to trial under Minnesota's Child Victims Act.

by MPR News Staff

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November 3, 2015 7:33 AM

Poll finds Americans, especially millennials, moving away from religion

A survey by the Pew Research Center shows that the percentage of Americans who say they believe in God, pray daily and attend church regularly is declining.

by Tom Gjelten

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November 2, 2015 1:28 PM

Vatican arrests 2 advisers in connection with documents leak

Days before the release of books that purportedly contain revelations of corruption, the Holy See charged a monsignor and a public relations expert with leaking confidential information to the media.

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November 2, 2015 1:15 PM

Sister Joan Chittister on prayer, the pope and women in the Catholic Church

"How can you have any meeting on any major issue on the planet, and not have an equal number of women there?" asked Joan Chittister.

by MPR News Staff

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