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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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North Minneapolis church home to Black and Jewish history turns 100

North Minneapolis church home to Black and Jewish history turns 100

The First Church of God in Christ building in north Minneapolis, previously home to the Tifereth B’nai Jacob Synagogue, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2024.
by Feven Gerezgiher

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Journey of a lifetime: A Minnesota teen Buddhist lama is now a monk studying in the Himalayan foothills

Journey of a lifetime: A Minnesota teen Buddhist lama is now a monk studying in the Himalayan foothills

A teenage Buddhist lama recently blessed thousands at a monastery in the Himalayan foothills. Just six months earlier and thousands of miles away, he was pulling all-nighters to play Madden NFL on his Xbox at his home in a Minneapolis suburb.
by The Associated Press

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Clergy hold 24-hour vigil urging lawmakers to fund HCMC

Clergy hold 24-hour vigil urging lawmakers to fund HCMC

Dozens of Twin Cities clergy gathered outside Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis for a 24-hour vigil urging state lawmakers to fund the financially struggling hospital, which leaders say is critical to providing care for low-income patients and serving as a major training site for the region’s doctors.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Person in custody after threat to church prompts evacuation in Hudson, Wis.

Police in Hudson, Wis., said Tuesday that a person of interest was in custody in connection with a bomb threat received by a church. That threat to Faith Community Church prompted an evacuation of the church and the surrounding area.
by MPR News Staff

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