Rose French

Reporter | Religion
Phone: 612-673-4352
Rose French covers religion for the Star Tribune.

Recent content from Rose French

Delay by St. Anthony angers Islamic center's proponents

City cited zoning concerns but had indicated for months that creating worship space would be OK, supporters said.

Updated: March 20, 2012, - 10:27 PM

Churches take fundraising into the ring

Churches are going beyond car washes and bake sales and are trying unorthodox ways to raise funds to finance their ministries and missions.

Updated: March 17, 2012, - 11:47 PM

On the religion beat: New Brighton seminary looks back on 50 years

In the early days of United Theological Seminary, students and faculty traveled to the South to help blacks register to vote during the turbulent civil rights era.

Updated: March 16, 2012, - 05:41 PM

Obituary: Schools, rural areas lost advocate Gary DeCramer

Gary DeCramer, a former state senator who taught at the University of Minnesota, was passionate about improving education in Minnesota and bolstering economic development in the state's rural communities.

Updated: March 12, 2012, - 11:27 PM

Hindu festival plays in full color

Warmer temperatures, budding blooms and melting snow are sure signs of spring. And then there's the Holi festival, a spirited Hindu religious event also known as the "Festival of Colors" that celebrates the beginning of the season.

Updated: March 09, 2012, - 06:05 PM

Minnesota teachers grapple with lessons from the Holocaust

Training seminars are helping teachers recount the horrors of genocide to increasingly diverse classes.

Updated: March 03, 2012, - 07:16 PM

Faith & values beat: Troupe bridges religious diversity

We've all heard the jokes that start off something like this: A rabbi, Muslim and Baptist minister walk into a bar.

Updated: March 02, 2012, - 06:10 PM

On the religion beat: Group to nurture religious artists

Artwork can bring people closer to God and deepen their religious experience when they worship.

Updated: February 24, 2012, - 05:59 PM

Cremation burials at Bloomington parish stymied

Archdiocese puts on "pause" practice of burying cremated remains on non-cemetery church property.

Updated: February 21, 2012, - 12:08 AM

Svennungsen is new bishop of ELCA's Minneapolis synod

The Rev. Ann Svennungsen's election heralds an era of greater inclusion in the synod, members said.

Updated: February 18, 2012, - 11:32 PM

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