Catholic Church

A Minnesota priest recently tapped by Pope Francis to be made a bishop for a Minnesota diocese has resigned after an allegation of sexual abuse of a minor surfaced before he could take up his post.

Rochester, MN  (KROC AM News) - A reminder to Rochester area motorists. The annual Way of the Cross procession is scheduled Friday afternoon in the downtown.

VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Francis declared Mother Teresa a saint on Sunday, praising the tiny nun for having taken in society's most unwanted and for having shamed world leaders for the "crimes of poverty they themselves created."

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis has agreed to publicly admit wrongdoing for the way it handled abuse allegations against a former priest.

HIBBING, Minn. (AP) — A trial in underway for a Hibbing priest accused of molesting four girls.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Creditors and an attorney for victims of clergy abuse are accusing a Minnesota archdiocese of vastly understating its assets in bankruptcy.

Rochester, MN (KROC AM News ) - An elementary school counselor for the Rochester Catholic School system has been honored by his peers with an annual award.

DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — The Diocese of Duluth and victims of clergy abuse have agreed to mediation.

DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — A Roman Catholic diocese in northeastern Minnesota has filed for bankruptcy protection after a jury found it partially responsible in a clergy sex abuse case.

LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — A group of Wisconsin nuns say their order has been praying nonstop for hundreds of thousands of people for the last 137 years.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pope Francis is on his way back to the Vatican after a 10-day trip to Cuba and the United States.

NEW YORK (AP) — Pope Francis has arrived in Philadelphia, the last stop on his three-city U.S. tour.

Details on Pope Francis's first visit to America.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Singer Aretha Franklin will perform for Pope Francis during an outdoor festival in Philadelphia on the next-to-last night of his U.S. tour this month.