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Luther Seminary moving to new location in Minneapolis

Luther Seminary moving to new location in Minneapolis

The seminary had announced last year that it was planning to sell its longtime campus in St. Paul’s St. Anthony Park neighborhood. School officials said that campus no longer served the seminary’s mission, with most students attending online.
by MPR News Staff

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Pope Leo is eating, celebrating Mass and walking after cancer surgery, but trip is in question

Pope Leo is eating, celebrating Mass and walking after cancer surgery, but trip is in question

The Vatican says Pope Leo XIV has celebrated Mass in a special room set up for him at the hospital after cancer surgery. The Vatican says Leo celebrated along with his secretaries on Wednesday afternoon.
by The Associated Press

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Vatican says the pope has lung cancer and the lower lobe of his right lung was removed

Vatican says the pope has lung cancer and the lower lobe of his right lung was removed

Pope Leo XIV has lung cancer and had the lower lobe of his right lung removed, the Vatican announced Tuesday. The surgery confirmed a diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma. The 71-year-old was in the operating room for about three hours, with the surgery lasting 90 minutes.
by The Associated Press

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Pope Leo XIV to undergo lung surgery this week

Pope Leo XIV to undergo lung surgery this week

Pope Leo XIV said he would undergo surgery after doctors found a "localized nodule" in his lung.
by Ava Pukatch

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Mosques step up safety after Trump's comments targeting Somali Minnesotans

Mosques step up safety after Trump's comments targeting Somali Minnesotans

Clergy and some elected officials around the state are calling for additional security at mosques after President Donald Trump called on non-Somali Minnesotans to “fight back” against the Somali community in a social media post.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Jim Bakker, who lost his ‘PTL Club’ televangelism empire in sex and money scandals, dies at 86

Jim Bakker, who lost his ‘PTL Club’ televangelism empire in sex and money scandals, dies at 86

Jim Bakker, who along with his first-wife Tammy Faye built an evangelical empire around the hugely successful “The PTL Club” TV show, only to lose it all over a sex scandal and financial crimes, has died. He was 86.
by The Associated Press

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A Duluth priest may become Minnesota’s first saint

A Duluth priest may become Minnesota’s first saint

The Director of Evangelizing, Communications, and Marketing at the Diocese of Duluth explains the four-step process of becoming a saint.
by Clay Masters and Ben Revier

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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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