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The Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul is expanding a Luxmuralis light and sound show that drew thousands of people last Christmas.

The expansive parking lot just north of Mall of America in Bloomington will soon be transformed into a festive holiday experience highlighting Catholic Charities of St. Paul and Minneapolis.

With the Occupational Safety and Health Administration suspending implementation of COVID-19 vaccination requirements in the workplace effective Nov. 17 because of legal challenges, the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, its parishes and schools are doing the same.

Nativity of Mary Church in Bloomington is home to a special display of artwork undertaken after the death of George Floyd that emphasizes the diversity of saints and the unity of the faith they shared.

Reacting to concerns expressed by religious leaders, St. Paul city planners substantially rewrote a proposed ordinance designed to improve the process for land use applications for religious organizations.

It’s been an eventful year for Pam Patnode, who became director of the Catholic School Leadership Graduate Certificate Program at The St. Paul Seminary School of Divinity in St. Paul this past summer, became an empty nester this fall and will become a grandma this coming winter.

Thirty-eight religious sisters representing a number of Latin American countries and serving in impoverished Latino communities across the U.S. prayed and sang during a visit to George Floyd Square in Minneapolis Nov. 15. They also marked a map at the site showing where visitors are from.

“The next century of the life of the Church in America will be what we make it. … As we will it, so shall the story be. … There is so much at stake for God and souls, for Church and country!”