Fletcher Merkel, killed in Annunciation shooting, honored in Minneapolis
Family and loved ones of 8-year-old Fletcher Merkel gathered at Mt. Olivet Lutheran Church in Minneapolis on Sunday to celebrate his life.
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Family and loved ones of 8-year-old Fletcher Merkel gathered at Mt. Olivet Lutheran Church in Minneapolis on Sunday to celebrate his life.
This weekend marks the annual Taste of Greece festival hosted by St. Mary's Greek Orthodox Church. This year, the church is also fundraising during the festival to support nearby Annunciation Catholic Church.
The Principal of Annunciation Catholic School, Matthew DeBoer, penned a letter to Vice President JD Vance, recounting the day a gunman fired over 100 bullets through his church.
The mother of a third grader who was shot during the attack on Annunciation Church recounted a painful week while calling on lawmakers to make a change.
Vice President JD Vance and his wife, Usah, visited Minneapolis on Wednesday to pay his respects to the victims of last week's mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church.
According to the Archdiocese of Minneapolis and St. Paul, the 5 p.m. Mass on Saturday and the 9:30 a.m. Sunday Mass won't be held at Annunciation Catholic Church, but instead, in the school's auditorium.
Two Twin Cities Catholic high schools met on the football field Friday night to honor those impacted by Wednesday's mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church.