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'Senseless violence': Minnesota Catholic leaders respond to shooting, murder of lawmakers
Former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were shot and killed early on Saturday, while state Sen.... Read more
Planned Parenthood to close 8 abortion facilities across the Midwest
Planned Parenthood has announced the upcoming closure of eight of its abortion facilities across Minnesota and Iowa. Read more
Minnesota auxiliary bishop calls for continuation of health care for unauthorized immigrants
Auxiliary Bishop Kevin Kenney of St. Paul-Minneapolis urged lawmakers to continue allowing unauthorized immigrants access to a state-funded health care... Read more
Minnesota bishops call for ‘generous but also prudent’ welcome of refugees
The bishops took issue with a Jan. 21 Department of Homeland Security directive that ended restrictions on arresting people at... Read more
‘Equal Rights Amendment’ that could have expanded abortion fails in Minnesota
The Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis had in early May urged Catholics to join a rally to oppose the... Read more
Minnesota bishops urge opposition to ‘Equal Rights Amendment’
Bishop Robert Barron of Winona-Rochester warned that the proposal constitutes “an imposition of the sexual revolution on the people of... Read more
Rescued by Mother Teresa, Minnesota man now shares his incredible stories of two nuns
Patrick Norton says Mother Teresa’s “yes” to Jesus gave him the life he has today, which includes sharing the story... Read more
Orphan rescued by Mother Teresa promotes cause of Minnesota nun
Patrick Norton, who was adopted as a boy, was painting a lamp post in a cemetery when he encountered who... Read more
Minnesota bishop issues letter about steps needed for Sister Annella Zervas’ cause
The letter from Bishop Andrew Cozzens of the Crookston Diocese was presented to let people know what the diocese is... Read more
‘No wiggle room’: Muslim parents object to LGBT curriculum at Minnesota charter school
Muslim parents at a Minnesota public charter school are objecting to books that teach about same-sex attraction and gender identity... Read more
Minnesota single-sex Catholic colleges say students who identify as ‘nonbinary’ may apply
Two single-sex Catholic colleges in Minnesota are allowing males and females to openly apply to either one of the respective... Read more
Minneapolis becomes first large U.S. city to allow Islamic prayer calls over speakers
The mayor of Minneapolis on Monday signed into law a new ordinance allowing the Islamic call to prayer, or adhan,... Read more
Bishop Barron says Minnesota’s new abortion law is ‘the worst kind of barbarism’
“I want to share with you my anger, my frustration over this terrible law that was just signed by the... Read more
Minnesota Senate sends far-reaching abortion bill to governor’s desk
Catholic leaders had strongly denounced the bill, proposing instead a slate of pro-family measures that they say will reduce demand... Read more
Minnesota bishops decry bill that would make abortion a right
The Catholic bishops of Minnesota urged lawmakers to vote down a bill that would codify the right to abortion, proposing... Read more
Pope Francis names new auxiliary bishop for St. Paul-Minneapolis Archdiocese
Father Michael John Izen has served the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis as a priest for almost 18 years. Read more
Pope appoints Father Patrick Neary to lead St. Cloud, Minnesota, flock
Pope Francis has appointed Father Patrick Neary as bishop-elect of the Diocese of St. Cloud, according to an announcement today... Read more
Word on Fire’s Robert Barron installed as bishop of Rochester, Minnesota
Barron is returning to the Midwest after almost seven years as auxiliary bishop in Santa Barbara. Read more
Pope Francis names new auxiliary bishop for Saint Paul-Minneapolis archdiocese
Father Joseph A. Williams is a priest of the archdiocese. Read more
Pope Francis names USCCB evangelization chair as new bishop of Crookston diocese
Bishop Andrew Cozzens succeeds Bishop Michael Hoeppner, who resigned in April. Read more
