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Bishop Kenney urges lawmakers to protect undocumented immigrants’ access to health care

During a press conference held at the Minnesota State Capitol on May 12, Bishop Kevin Kenney urged lawmakers to protect access to health care for all people, regardless of immigration status.
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U.S. President Donald Trump holds an executive order on prescription drug pricing next to U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., during a news conference in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington May 12, 2025.

Trump signs executive order demanding drug manufacturers lower US prices

President Donald Trump signed an executive order May 12 that he said would lower prescription drug costs -- an issue the U.S. bishops have flagged in recent years -- but the exact potential impact of the order was the subject of debate.
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Bishop Kenney urges lawmakers to protect undocumented immigrants’ access to health care

During a press conference held at the Minnesota State Capitol on May 12, Bishop Kevin Kenney urged lawmakers to protect access to health care for all people, regardless of immigration status.
Samm Jones, left, and Ryan Satre, both 2016 graduates, reminisce May 3 at DeLaSalle High School’s 125th anniversary on-campus celebration on Nicollet Island in Minneapolis.

DeLaSalle faithful celebrate legacy of love and learning in the heart of Minneapolis

A Mass, tours, dinner and an evening of music outdoors under a canopy of twinkling lights on Nicollet Island were part of a May 3 on-campus celebration of the 125th anniversary of DeLaSalle High School, founded in 1900 as the first Catholic high school in Minneapolis.
U.S. President Donald Trump holds an executive order on prescription drug pricing next to U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., during a news conference in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington May 12, 2025.

Trump signs executive order demanding drug manufacturers lower US prices

President Donald Trump signed an executive order May 12 that he said would lower prescription drug costs -- an issue the U.S. bishops have flagged in recent years -- but the exact potential impact of the order was the subject of debate.
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Ukrainian president speaks with Pope Leo, invites him to Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked Pope Leo XIV for his support of a just and lasting peace in Ukraine, and he invited the newly-elected pontiff to visit the war-torn nation.
Pope Leo XIV's coat of arms with his episcopal motto, "In Illo uno unum," literally "In the One (Christ), we are one," is seen in an image published by the Vatican Secretariat of State May 10, 2025.

Pope Leo’s motto, coat of arms pay homage to St. Augustine

Pope Leo XIV's devotion to St. Augustine, his life and ministry as a member of the Augustinian order and his focus on the unity of the church are reflected in his episcopal motto and coat of arms.
Alex Sobieski, center, and his daughter, Anna, left, address people gathered for a rally May 7 at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul to support nonpublic school education.  Anna is a fifth grader at St. Agnes School in St. Paul who has three siblings enrolled there. She relies on a school nurse to help her address health conditions that make staying in school every day difficult. Gov. Tim Walz has proposed budget cuts that would eliminate state support for essential services at private schools, including school nurses. At right is Tim Benz, president of Minndependent, an organization that supports private and independent schools. Minndependent and the Minnesota Catholic Conference co-sponsored the event, which was called Rally and Advocacy Day.  DAVE HRBACEK  | THE CATHOLIC SPIRIT

Capitol rally protests Gov. Walz’s proposed budget cuts to nonpublic schools

Alex Sobieski, a parent of four St. Agnes School students in St. Paul, was one of many parents, students, school leaders and lawmakers at a rally in the rotunda of the Minnesota State Capitol May 7 protesting proposed budget cuts to nonpublic school pupil aid.
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Appointments – May 8, 2025

Archbishop Bernard Hebda has announced the following appointments in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis:
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Digital Edition – May 8, 2025

Martial arts and PECS, Archdiocesan Synod, ACCW awards, Papal Conclave, Sacred Spaces Carmelite construction
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The vision of St. John on Good Shepherd Sunday

It was lunchtime when I turned on EWTN, and the ceremony was just beginning in the atrium of St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City.
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Thoughts on a new pope

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Creating a thriving marriage

Creating a thriving marriage in this culture is nothing short of miraculous because we are in a time in which traditional marriage is threatened and diminishing in importance in the eyes of many young people.
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The vision of St. John on Good Shepherd Sunday

It was lunchtime when I turned on EWTN, and the ceremony was just beginning in the atrium of St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City.
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