MCC in the Media
Our Sunday Visitor: Archbishop Hebda is praying for a ‘healing of memories’ following Annunciation shooting
Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda was driving into work Aug. 27 when he heard a voicemail from Father Dennis Zehren, pastor of Annunciation Cat...
Continue reading…The Catholic World Report: Minneapolis Catholic school closed after shooting; leaders vow to ‘rebuild’ with ‘hope’
The leaders of the Minneapolis Catholic school where two children were shot and killed during a mass shooting incident on Wednesday say t...
Continue reading…The Tablet: Minneapolis school leaders pledge to 'rebuild together' after shooting
Annunciation Catholic School Principal Matthew DeBoer and parish priest Fr Dennis Zehren described an ‘impossible situation’ after the de...
Continue reading…National Catholic Register: Minnesota Catholic School Shooting Came After Bishops’ Pleas for Security Funds Went Unanswered
Democratic Gov. Tim Walz and the state Legislature both declined to act on repeated appeals from Catholic leaders seeking the same level...
Continue reading…Kare 11: Annunciation Church shooting sparks conversation about state support for religious school security
The Annunciation Church shooting this week has sparked broader conversations in Minnesota about whether the state should provide more fin...
Continue reading…Fox News: Unearthed letter exposes how Minnesota Catholic leaders warned Walz on school safety
In a resurfaced letter to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the head of the Minnesota Catholic Conference expressed that Catholic and other nonpub...
Continue reading…Minnesota shooting highlights risks to religious schools, amid push for more security
Ahead of the new academic year, staff at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis chose a scriptural theme from the Book of Jeremiah: ...
Continue reading…WCCO: Religious, educational groups urge Minnesota legislators to give more state funding for school safety
Years before the deadly shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, religious and education groups called on Minnesota Gov. ...
Continue reading…KTTC: State support for private school security in wake of Minneapolis shooting
A 2023 letter to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is getting renewed attention following the Aug. 27 mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Ch...
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