Postcards: In Amharic, Karen and Spanish, worship is like home for migrants in heartland town
GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO and JESSIE WARDARSKI, of Associated Press, report from Worthington in Minnesota…
Faith and politics: Lutherans in Walz’s Minnesota put potlucks before politics during divisive election season
As the US election draws nearer, GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO, of Associated Press, visits some congregations in the US state of Minnesota…
Five faith facts about Harris pick Tim Walz, a “Minnesota Lutheran” dad
United States RNS Frenzied speculation over Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris’ pick for her vice presidential running mate came to an end Tuesday, with the current Vice President reportedly choosing Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to be her successor should they win in November. Walz’s profile has risen in the weeks since President Joe Biden announced […]
Harris picks Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as running mate
Philadelphia, US Reuters Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and her newly selected vice presidential running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, campaigned for the first time together on Tuesday in Philadelphia, kicking off a multi-day swing state tour aimed at introducing Walz to the national stage. Speaking to a raucous crowd of more than 10,000 at […]
Why US Catholics are planning pilgrimages in communities across the nation
United States AP A long-planned series of Catholic pilgrimages has begun across the United States on the weekend, with pilgrims embarking on four routes before converging on Indianapolis in two months for a major gathering focusing on Eucharistic rites and devotions. The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage is beginning with Masses and other events in California, Connecticut, […]
Saving the farm: US heartland clergy train to prevent agriculture workers’ suicides
GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO, of Associated Press, reports on an initiative in which states such as Minnesota and South Dakota are offering suicide prevention training to clergy – a crucial, trusted presence in rural America…
Canada’s Trudeau vows action after four freeze to death in “mind blowing” tragedy
Ottawa, Canada Reuters Canada is doing all it can stop people smuggling across the US border after a family of four froze to death in a “mind blowing’ tragedy, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday. US authorities have charged a US man with human trafficking after the four – a man, woman, baby and […]
“A ministry of listening”: In the US, Minnesota churches caught in standoffs between protesters and police
JACK JENKINS, of Religion News Service, speaks with the leaders of two congregations in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Center which have found themselves at the centre of standoffs between police and racial justice demonstrators over the past week…
In Minnesota and beyond, faith leaders hope Chauvin verdict lifts racial justice work
AP Faith leaders in Minnesota and across the United States expressed hope that their advocacy work for racial justice will gain momentum from the guilty verdict rendered against Derek Chauvin, the former police officer convicted of killing George Floyd. “It’s very encouraging for our overall work around racial justice to see the system, in this […]
Pope asks US bishop to resign after cover-up investigation
Rome, Italy AP A bishop in Minnesota resigned Tuesday at the request of Pope Francis after he was investigated by the Vatican for allegedly interfering with past investigations into clergy sexual abuse, officials said. The Vatican said Francis accepted the resignation of Crookston Bishop Michael Hoeppner and named a temporary replacement to run the diocese. […]