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Archbishop Hebda encourages special day of fasting, abstinence March 18

As impact of the coronavirus pandemic grows in Minnesota, Archbishop Bernard Hebda is encouraging the faithful in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis to join him in recognizing a special day of fasting and abstinence March 18.
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Coronavirus restrictions prompt Lenten reflections

As Catholics face uncertainty and sacrifice in navigating a world dominated by COVID-19 this Lent, they can find opportunities to grow spiritually, connect with family and better understand the purpose of our lives, several archdiocesan priests said.
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Catholic Charities CEO pleas for donations, volunteers

The president and CEO of Catholic Charities of St. Paul and Minneapolis put out a plea to supporters March 16 for donations and volunteers to meet financial costs of protecting the homeless, elderly, disabled, children and families from spread of the coronavirus and to help keep things running at shelters, kitchens and social service sites.
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Parishioners adjust to coronavirus precautions at Sunday Mass

From St. Henry in Monticello to St. Michael in Pine Island, Catholics in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis adjusted to a new, temporary reality last weekend.
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Catholic schools in archdiocese to close on or before Wednesday

The decision followed Gov. Tim Walz’s decision to close Minnesota’s public schools for eight days beginning March 18.
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St. Thomas Academy student first MN teen to test positive for COVID-19; STA and Vis to remain closed

Bishop Cozzens encouraged people to look to the schools and the Minnesota Department of Health to provide more information, and to look for ongoing updates as more is known. He advised schools to “continue making preparations.”
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Catholic schools in archdiocese advised to ‘pause’ two days next week to prepare for potential closures

“These are not ordinary times,” Slattery said in the email. “Our approach will not be perfect, but we will rely on the prevailing wisdom of public health officials and discernment of our own trusting in the help of God.”
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Statues of Jesus and Mary guide pilgrims to peace at Iowa shrine

At Trinity Heights Queen of Peace Shrine, a 30-foot-tall stainless-steel statue of Mary, Queen of Peace, welcomes 80,000 visitors a year with an outstretched hand. With the other, she points across the shrine’s statues and gardens to the source of peace — a slightly taller statue of Jesus revealing his Sacred Heart.
Retreats

‘On the same ground as the pope’: St. John Paul II in the heartland

Dial back to the fall of 1979. A new pope, John Paul II, set out to embark on a nine-day apostolic journey to the United States that included a special visit to Des Moines, Iowa, only 230 miles from the Twin Cities.
Retreats

Pilgrimage to Iowa grotto: A spiritual and geological experience

John and Natalie Sonnen have seen many Catholic shrines, but when the St. Paul couple visited the Shrine of the Grotto of the Redemption in northern Iowa on their way home from a convention last September, they were particularly impressed.
Retreats

Prayer, beauty, quiet draw visitors to New Melleray Abbey

Trappist Brother Paul Andrew Tanner remembers the day 24 years ago when he drove to the New Melleray Abbey near Dubuque, Iowa, to attend his first retreat there. “Until I pulled into the parking lot, I had my CD player going and my radio going,” he said. “And then I turned that off and had a weekend of quiet — religious quiet.”
Retreats

Authentic ‘encounter’ at heart of archdiocese’s first delegation to India

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