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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More were scheduled for Sunday, and all the Masses were being held in an auditorium at the Annunciation Catholic School next to the church.
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John Bacon, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2025
The attacker left behind a lengthy suicide note, journal entries and scribbling on the weapons used in the ambush at the Church of the Annunciation, which is affiliated with an adjacent Catholic school.
—Ernesto Londoño, Twin Cities, 1 Sep. 2025
As Minneapolis public schools prepare to begin the first day of classes on Tuesday, police confirmed three more children were injured in last week's shooting at the Annunciation Catholic School.
—Megan Forrester, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2025
Two children — 8-year-old Fletcher Merkel and 10-year-old Harper Moyski — were killed and 17 people were injured during the shooting at the Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis on Wednesday.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
Still, conservatives have come out against the transgender community after the Annunciation Catholic School shooting suspect, Westman, was revealed to be transgender and was granted a name change in 2020 while still a minor.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Surveillance video captured the attack during the first week of classes at the Annunciation Catholic School and showed the shooter never entered the church and could not see the children while firing, said Minneapolis police Chief Brian O’Hara.
—Claudia Lauer, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Investigators are working to understand what may have motivated a shooter to open fire on the Annunciation Catholic Church and School in Minneapolis on Wednesday, killing two children.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
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John Bacon, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2025
The attacker left behind a lengthy suicide note, journal entries and scribbling on the weapons used in the ambush at the Church of the Annunciation, which is affiliated with an adjacent Catholic school.
—Ernesto Londoño, Twin Cities, 1 Sep. 2025
As Minneapolis public schools prepare to begin the first day of classes on Tuesday, police confirmed three more children were injured in last week's shooting at the Annunciation Catholic School.
—Megan Forrester, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2025
Two children — 8-year-old Fletcher Merkel and 10-year-old Harper Moyski — were killed and 17 people were injured during the shooting at the Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis on Wednesday.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
Still, conservatives have come out against the transgender community after the Annunciation Catholic School shooting suspect, Westman, was revealed to be transgender and was granted a name change in 2020 while still a minor.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Surveillance video captured the attack during the first week of classes at the Annunciation Catholic School and showed the shooter never entered the church and could not see the children while firing, said Minneapolis police Chief Brian O’Hara.
—Claudia Lauer, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Investigators are working to understand what may have motivated a shooter to open fire on the Annunciation Catholic Church and School in Minneapolis on Wednesday, killing two children.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
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