Religion and Faith

October 29, 2015 12:51 PM

Muslim leaders decry rejection of cemetery

In August last year, the Castle Rock Township board rejected an application from the land owner for a Muslim cemetery.

by Mukhtar M. Ibrahim

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October 22, 2015 1:07 PM

Vatican says rumors about pope's health are an attempt to undermine him

The doctor named in the Italian reports is Takanori Fukushima, a neurosurgeon who lives in North Carolina. He denies the claims.

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October 20, 2015 11:00 AM

2 MN towns: Attacks on cops should count as hate crimes

The city councils of Cambridge and Austin have unanimously passed resolutions that call for protecting police under hate crime laws.

by Jon Collins

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October 13, 2015 3:50 PM

What the Planned Parenthood fetal tissue research decision means for Minnesota

Planned Parenthood's national president said they would no longer take reimbursements for procuring fetal tissue that's used in research.

by MPR News Staff

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October 13, 2015 12:53 PM

Elk River priest on leave amid sex abuse claim from 1970s

The Rev. Antonio Marfori says there's no truth in a lawsuit accusing him of sexually abusing a teenage boy nearly four decades ago.

by Madeleine Baran

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October 13, 2015 11:37 AM

Planned Parenthood will no longer accept reimbursement for fetal tissue

President Cecile Richards said accusations that the women's health group illegally profits from tissue provided to researchers has "nothing to do with our fetal tissue donation compliance process."

by Brakkton Booker

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October 6, 2015 6:01 AM

Twin Cities Catholics weigh in on new archbishop

About 150 Catholics gathered in St. Paul Monday to tell Archbishop Bernard Hebda what they'd like to see in a new archbishop of the Twin Cities archdiocese.

by Madeleine Baran

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October 3, 2015 1:12 PM

Vatican fires priest after he comes out as gay ahead of bishops' meeting

Monsignor Kryztof Charamsa appeared at a news conference with his partner. In an interview he called the Church's stance on homosexuality "backwards."

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October 2, 2015 6:41 AM

Vatican says pope's visit with Davis not a form of support

On Wednesday, Davis and her legal team said that the meeting had been brief, and that the pope had thanked Davis for her courage and told her, "Stay strong."

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October 1, 2015 4:38 PM

Judge in archdiocese bankruptcy balks at adding new costs

The legal bill for the bankruptcy is already about $3.6 million. Now, the archdiocese wants a firm hired to represent sex abuse victims who might file claims against the church in the future.

by Martin Moylan

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