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Jackie Flavin, mother of Harper Moyski, who died in the Aug. 27, 2025, shooting at Annunciation church in south Minneapolis, looks at desks she set up Feb. 23, 2026, in honor of Harper and another Annunciation student, Fletcher Merkel, who also died in the shooting. Flavin and other Annunciation volunteers set up those two desks plus others outside to signify children who have died by gun violence in Minnesota since 2021. They are part of an organization of parents called Annunciation Light Alliance, which is lobbying to protect children from gun violence. (OSV News photo/Dave Hrbacek, The Catholic Spirit)

Empty school desks on Minnesota Capitol grounds signify children lost to gun violence

Joe Ruff|Feb 25, 2026|5 Min Read

A young woman walks past a memorial outside Annunciation Church in Minneapolis Aug. 30, 2025, which is a home to an elementary school and was the scene of a shooting. The shooter opened fire with a rifle through the windows of the school's church and struck children attending Mass Aug. 27 during the first week of school, killing two and wounding 18 others. (OSV News photo/Tim Evans, Reuters)

Annunciation pastor calls first parish Mass after church shooting a 'humble beginning'

Joe Ruff|Sep 2, 2025|5 Min Read

Father Kevin T. Kenney, currently pastor of St. Olaf Parish, parochial administrator of Sts. Cyril and Methodius, and chaplain at De La Salle High School, all in Minneapolis, has been named an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. Bishop-designate Kenny, pictured at the Church of St. Olaf in Minneapolis July 23, 2024, was appointed an auxiliary by Pope Francis July 25. (OSV News photo/Tom Halden, courtesy Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis)

Pope names pastor and high school chaplain as auxiliary bishop for Minnesota archdiocese

Joe Ruff|Jul 25, 2024|4 Min Read

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