The Roman Catholic archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis began an investigation regarding clerical sexual misconduct, severe weather, including a probable tornado, struck South Dakota’s Sioux Falls, and Americans commemorated 9/11 with solemn ceremonies and vows Wednesday to “never forget” 18 years after the deadliest terror attack on American soil. Assignment Editor Kat Barrett has todays News in :90.
President Donald Trump was greeted in Hanoi, Vietnam for a second meeting with North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un, Interstate 35 in Owatonna reopened early Tuesday morning after a blizzard left a foot of snow, and Australian Cardinal George Pell is the most senior Catholic cleric ever to be charged with child sex abuse. Reporter Alex Panos has today’s News in :90.
House Democrats on friday introduced a resolution to block the national emergency, Cardinals attending Pope Francis’ summit on preventing clergy sex abuse call for accountability, and St. Thomas sophomore Jenny Keller made a high school pastime profitable by selling handcrafted mugs and bowls through her pottery business JK Ceramics. Zekriah Chaudhry has today’s News in 90.
Chicago Archbishop Blase Cupich, a St. Thomas alumnus from the class of 1971, was named one of 17 new cardinals by Pope Francis on Sunday.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Lawyers investigating a Minnesota archbishop in 2014 found compelling and credible allegations from nearly a dozen people that he engaged in sexual misconduct and harassment, then retaliated when his advances were rejected, according to an internal church document made public this week. Although Archbishop John Nienstedt eventually stepped down under fire as …
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The archbishop-designate of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis says he’s surprised and humbled that Pope Francis chose him for the job.
Columnist Letizia Mariani explores the idea of “Sunday cheating” in Lenten fasting.
The Rev. Erich Rutten has been offered a new job with the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis.
St. John’s Abbey has released personnel files of 18 monks it says were credibly accused of sexually abusing minors.
Professor Massimo Faggioli has three books set for publication, which focus on Pope Francis, Vatican II and the changes in the Catholic Church.
A longtime music director at the St. Victoria Catholic Church stepped down last week after Archbishop John Nienstedt requested his resignation.
Archbishop John Nienstedt said he ordered the investigation himself after the claims were made against him.
Sisters past and present are celebrated March 8 through 14, and St. Thomas Sister Katarina Schuth said she has a lot to celebrate.
The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis paid millions of dollars in costs associated with clergy misconduct in the last decade, according to internal church documents.
Students gathered in the Adoration Chapel to pray for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, as well as anyone affected by the upheaval in the church.
