Religion

A prayer vigil will be held on the steps of the Cathedral of St. Mary Church in downtown St. Cloud tomorrow (Wednesday) night. The interfaith prayer vigil is intended to draw support for the disadvantaged, as state lawmakers consider budget cuts to some of those programs.

The Archdiocese of St. Paul has a list of 33 priests accused of sexually abusing minors. But, unlike a similar list of priests revealed this week by St. John's Abbey in Collegeville, the St. Paul priests will remain unnamed.

An attorney for nine alleged sexual abuse victims says a settlement has been reached with St. John's Abbey in Collegeville.

The Sisters of the Order of St. Benedict have a new leader. Sister Michaela Hedican was elected prioress on Sunday, replacing Sister Nancy Bauer. Sister Michaela had served as prioress of Saint Bede Monastery in Eau Claire, Wis., from 2008 until the community joined the Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict in August 2010.

There's a special sneak preview this weekend of services at a new evangelical church in Coon Rapids that's setting up shop in a movie theater.

Local authors John and Bob Roscoe have a bona fide hit on their hands. Already in its second printing, "Legacies of Faith - the Catholic Churches of Stearns County" is quite a journey.

St. Cloud Police are looking for whoever broke into the St. Mary's Cathedral Church Office, entered a safe and took a week's worth of church donations.