the Annunciation
noun
: March 25 celebrated as a Christian festival in memory of the announcement to the Virgin Mary that she would be the mother of Christ
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In a nod to Mullally’s historic appointment, the service is taking place on the Feast of the Annunciation, which marks the moment Mary was told she had been chosen to be the mother of Jesus.
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Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
What happened in the Annunciation Catholic Church and School shooting?
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Local gun control laws, binary triggers Another change DFLers are hoping for is an end to a 1985 state law banning local gun control laws, something Twin Cities metro mayors called for in the fall after the Annunciation school shooting.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 24 Feb. 2026
Greek Fest, the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church's Milwaukee-area attraction for six decades, will move to the Waukesha County Expo Center grounds in 2026, a cost- and space-motivated move.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 11 Feb. 2026
The Legislature will also likely discuss gun control and school safety measures in the wake of the Annunciation shooting last August that killed two students and injured 28 others.
—Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
Just a month earlier, two people died and 21 were injured during a Mass for students at the Catholic Church of the Annunciation in Minneapolis.
—James Densley, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2025
Similar underground storage pits and cisterns are beneath the Church of the Annunciation, among ruins traditionally identified, since the Byzantine period, as Mary’s house.
—Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
In August, two children were killed during Mass at the Church of the Annunciation in Minneapolis.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
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Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
What happened in the Annunciation Catholic Church and School shooting?
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Local gun control laws, binary triggers Another change DFLers are hoping for is an end to a 1985 state law banning local gun control laws, something Twin Cities metro mayors called for in the fall after the Annunciation school shooting.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 24 Feb. 2026
Greek Fest, the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church's Milwaukee-area attraction for six decades, will move to the Waukesha County Expo Center grounds in 2026, a cost- and space-motivated move.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 11 Feb. 2026
The Legislature will also likely discuss gun control and school safety measures in the wake of the Annunciation shooting last August that killed two students and injured 28 others.
—Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
Just a month earlier, two people died and 21 were injured during a Mass for students at the Catholic Church of the Annunciation in Minneapolis.
—James Densley, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2025
Similar underground storage pits and cisterns are beneath the Church of the Annunciation, among ruins traditionally identified, since the Byzantine period, as Mary’s house.
—Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
In August, two children were killed during Mass at the Church of the Annunciation in Minneapolis.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
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