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Water must be safeguarded and managed in a "wise, careful and sustainable way, so that everyone can enjoy it," Pope Francis said.

Deacon Connor McGinnis knows exactly where his path to the priesthood began — at All Saints in Lakeville.

Over time, the congregation has seen modifications to its areas of responsibilities and how it is configured, and now, Pope Francis said, further change is needed "to give it an approach more suited to the fulfillment of its functions."

Born in southeastern Nigeria, Obianuju Ekeocha said she was raised in a community where people are pro-life without even knowing that wording.

Deacon Gregory Woznick, who served parishes in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, the Diocese of Duluth and in Hawaii, died Sept. 6 at age 91 in Grant.

As of Sept 5, priests in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis have a third — and familiar — option for distributing Communion at Mass during the coronavirus pandemic.

Kevin Zenner, 63, chair of the Theology Department at St. Thomas Academy in Mendota Heights, remembers being the same age as the 17- and 18-year-old seniors who take his advanced morality class. Back then, he didn’t know how much things cost, just like many of his students don’t know today. Things like rent, car insurance, day care, a week of groceries ....

Father Pavlak notes that his biggest challenge has been not seeing the students at school, with their energy, humor and personalities that are complemented by being around one another. “It’s been important for me to stay connected with them as their priest,” he said.