Detroit
‘Faithful’ Detroit priest beatified by Catholic Church
By Ed White — November 19, 2017
DETROIT (AP) — More than 60,000 people attended a Mass in Detroit where Father Solanus, as he was known, has an extraordinary following, decades after his death in 1957.
Detroit priest to be beatified, was known for helping others
By Ed White — November 18, 2017
DETROIT (AP) — Decades after his death, Solanus Casey is on a path to sainthood, celebrated as an incredibly humble man who brought people to God.
The church militant
By Martin E. Marty — March 1, 2017
One of the useful side effects of the current religio-political battles is that they may force commentators, and the rest of us, to trace our way back to vestiges of the olden ways, and understand them.
I want my prayer shawl back!
By Jeffrey Salkin — September 4, 2016
When Bishop Jackson gave Trump a tallit, it was not an innocent gesture.
US judge says funeral home had religious right to fire transgender worker
By RNS staff — August 19, 2016
(Reuters) A federal judge ruled that a Detroit funeral home that 'operates as a ministry' was exempt from a law protecting transgender employees because of its owner's Christian beliefs.
Nation of Islam returns to its Detroit ‘Mecca’
By Niraj Warikoo — February 19, 2016
Controversial leader Rev. Louis Farrakhan's speech will offer "Divine Instructions: Commands for 2016."
How a married gay Catholic couple lives their faith
By Patricia Montemurri — December 15, 2015
DETROIT -- The Supreme Court ruling was a triumph, but gay Catholics still wrestle with their church’s condemnation of homosexuality as “disordered” and the church’s prohibition against same-sex marriage.
Detroit archbishop denounces proposals to bar Muslims from U.S.
By David Gibson — December 11, 2015
(RNS) Archbishop Allen Vigneron's criticism is significant because Catholic leaders have been strong defenders of religious freedom in recent years but have been largely quiet in the wake of Donald Trump’s controversial pitch earlier this week to bar all Muslims from the U.S.
Embezzling priest gets 27 months: ‘It’s … my destiny’
By Patricia Montemurri — December 2, 2015
DETROIT -- Despite the revelations, friends and parishioners continued to reach out to the priest, letting him live in their homes and asking for private counseling even when he was banned from performing public church services.
Police: Man wields brick; pastor wields gun
By Tresa Baldas — October 19, 2015
DETROIT - The pastor remains in police custody as investigators try to piece together what happened and interview church members.
Satanic group unveils controversial statue in Detroit
By Reuters — July 26, 2015
DETROIT -- The group, which opposes Bible-themed displays on government land, kept the location of its 9-foot-tall monument secret until the last moment,
Priest, 70, gets 12 years for child porn, sex assault
By Katrease Stafford — July 16, 2015
The Catholic priest, who worked at a Detroit high school, pleaded guilty to transporting child porn and admitted to sexually assaulting a former student.
Hey, Pope Francis, over here. No, over HERE … US cities vie for pope’s attention
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — December 11, 2014
(RNS) Look to the border, most RNS readers say in our unscientific survey on where Pope Francis should visit in the U.S.
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