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Pope Francis added the “offering of one’s life” as a new, distinct path to sainthood in his 2017 apostolic letter, “Maiorem hac dilectionem.”

Parishioners mourned a priest known as a “wonderful person,” who held Bible studies, and was known for devoting himself to the needs of others.

Robby’s reverence when he receives or distributes the Eucharist “is a wonderful sign and symbol of how we should all truly appreciate the Eucharist.”

If Gov. Tim Walz decides to call a special session, “anything that we do needs to have bipartisan support,” said  Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth.

“These people, their livelihoods, their families have been shook up … (when you’re) out of a job, that’s painful,” said Hilly Trinity’s pastor.

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On March 20, Memphis police said Zachary Liberto had been in “a verbal altercation” at the church with a music minister as Liberto allegedly threw trash into the baptismal font.