Minneapolis

(OSV News) — From armed guards to enhanced drills, Catholic schools throughout the country are bolstering their security measures, following last month’s deadly mass shooting targeting students at a Minneapolis school …

MINNEAPOLIS (OSV News) — The funeral service for Fletcher Merkel, 8, was held Sept. 7 at Mount Olivet Lutheran Church in Minneapolis, just over a mile from Annunciation Catholic Church, …

MINNEAPOLIS (OSV News) — Ellie Mertens huddled under a pew at Annunciation church in Minneapolis on the morning of Aug. 27 as a barrage of bullets screamed past her, mere inches …

“While it is true that there is a suffering that is almost too difficult to mention, it is met by heroic examples of virtue and hope.”

From crisis response canines to parish mental health ministries, the faithful are seeking ways to bring mental health support to Minneapolis Catholic school shooting survivors.

For the first time since the Aug. 27 attack by a shooter who killed two children and wounded at least 21 more victims at an all-school Mass where he was …

(OSV News) — Recalling the fear and the cries from students, parents and school staff to “get low, stay down, stay down, don’t get up” as bullets tore through Annunciation …

Pray for the Minneapolis Catholic community as it mourns two students and determines how to move forward with the school year.

Minneapolis Catholics, neighbors and others have joined together grieving the loss of life, health and sense of security in the aftermath of a school shooting.

Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda said prayers offered around the world, including from Pope Leo XIV, have been “a source of hope” after that day’s school shooting.