Some Catholics in Minneapolis and St. Paul are hoping that Archbishop John Nienstedt's resignation will prompt parishioners who have been withholding donations to start giving again.
The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis says it placed an active priest on a leave of absence after it received an allegation of past sexual abuse.
A canon lawyer who became a whistleblower against the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis says church officials considered silencing a critic by declaring him to be disabled.