Sept. 1 (UPI) --Pope Leo XIV confirmed his intent to include LGBTQ parishioners within the Catholic Church ahead of their planned Holy Year pilgrimage to Vatican City. The pope met editor and author ...

The Minneapolis church where two children were killed and 17 others hurt in a mass shooting will need to be ceremoniously purified before parishioners can once again attend Mass in the building. Even ...

Parishioners from Church of the Annunciation were busy working on the grounds of the tragic shooting site Thursday, serving up cold drinks and snacks for mourners and law enforcement, organizing ...

MINNEAPOLIS – Investigators are analyzing evidence they hope will provide insight into what motivated a 23-year-old to open fire on a church filled with schoolchildren, killing two young students and ...

Families and neighbors sought comfort on Thursday. “Give your kids an extra hug and kiss today,” the father of a victim said. By Ann Hinga Klein Reporting from Minneapolis Outside the Annunciation ...

Editor's note: This page summarizes news on the Annunciation Catholic School shooting for Thursday, Aug. 28. For the latest news, visit USA TODAY's coverage on the Minneapolis school shooting for ...

An inscription above the doors of the Church of Annunciation in south Minneapolis proclaims its sanctuary to be “the House of God and the gate of Heaven.” But on Wednesday, the sense of tranquility ...

Several vigils were held around the Twin Cities in the wake of a mass shooting at Annunciation Church in Minneapolis that killed two children and injured 17 others. Students of Annunciation Catholic ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Two children, ages 8 and 10, were killed and 17 others were injured in a shooting Wednesday, Aug. 27, at the Annunciation Catholic School and Church in southwest Minneapolis. Of the 17 ...

The attack on a back-to-school Mass at Annunciation Catholic Church killed two children and injured 19 others. Investigators said the shooter’s writings and videos reflected violent obsessions. By ...

Palestinians struggle to get donated food at a community kitchen in Gaza City, northern Gaza Strip, July 14, 2025. (Credit: Jehad Alshrafi/AP.) Listen LEICESTER, United Kingdom – Support from the ...

A Catholic priest who worked in Orlando churches for more than a decade faces sexual abuse accusations from sheriff’s investigators and a lawsuit that accuses him of grooming and then abusing a child ...