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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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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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