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Diocese of Winona-Rochester insurer to pay $30 Million to survivors of clergy sexual abuse

Diocese of Winona-Rochester insurer to pay $30 Million to survivors of clergy sexual abuse

145 people who were sexually abused by Catholic clergy and staff in the Diocese of Winona-Rochester will be paid $30 million in a settlement agreement reached with the largest insurer of the diocese.
by Molly Castle Work

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Cities Church defendants file dozens of motions challenging charges

Cities Church defendants file dozens of motions challenging charges

The flurry of court filings includes motions to dismiss the charges against all defendants. Attorneys argue that the Trump administration unfairly targeted the 38 people charged in connection with the Jan. 18 Cities Church protest.
by MPR News Staff

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Annunciation pastor reflects on one year since the tragic church and school shooting

Annunciation pastor reflects on one year since the tragic church and school shooting

One year after the shooting at Annunciation Church and School that killed 2 children and injured 29 others, Father Dennis Zehren reflects on healing, trauma and the spiritual resilience of children.
by Kyra Miles

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Church group says ICE surveillance operation violated order banning agents from property

Church group says ICE surveillance operation violated order banning agents from property

A nationwide alliance of churches says the Department of Homeland Security’s undercover operations at a Minnesota church earlier this year “constitute clear and egregious violations” of a court order forbidding agents from conducting immigration enforcement operations on church property.
by MPR News Staff

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'It is affecting this community immensely': Imam condemns continued targeting of Somalis

'It is affecting this community immensely': Imam condemns continued targeting of Somalis

Minnesota’s Somali community was alarmed when President Donald Trump posted a video showing children in hijabs at a St. Paul kindergarten graduation ceremony.
by Catharine Richert and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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Excommunication not the end for traditionalist sect, Vatican expert says

Excommunication not the end for traditionalist sect, Vatican expert says

Vatican historian and scholar Massimo Faggioli told MPR News the Vatican issued steps for St. Pius X churches to reenter the Catholic Church, it just depends on whether they’ll follow suit.
by Cathy Wurzer, Lukas Levin and Ahmed Hassan

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Vatican declares Society of St. Pius X has formally broken with Catholic Church

Vatican declares Society of St. Pius X has formally broken with Catholic Church

MPR News host Clay Masters spoke with Susan Mulheron, the Chancellor for Canonical Affairs at the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, about the impact of this schism.
by Aron Woldeslassie and Clay Masters

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Vatican excommunicates schismatic bishops and priests, and warns their followers

Vatican excommunicates schismatic bishops and priests, and warns their followers

The Vatican has responded aggressively to a traditionalist society that consecrated bishops without the pope’s consent. The Vatican on Thursday declared that the Society of St. Pius X had formally broken with the Catholic Church and it excommunicated its bishops.
by The Associated Press

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In deeply Catholic central Minnesota, St. Cloud Diocese looks to reduce parishes, close churches

In deeply Catholic central Minnesota, St. Cloud Diocese looks to reduce parishes, close churches

The St. Cloud Diocese’s plan is a dramatic reshuffling of religious and community life in a part of central Minnesota with deep Catholic roots. Church officials say declining attendance and a shortage of priests are driving the changes.
by Kirsti Marohn

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