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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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.
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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
The Context The nation remains on edge following several high-profile shootings, including the mass shooting at the Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis last month.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
The person behind the Annunciation Catholic Church shooting in Minneapolis posted YouTube videos expressing admiration for other mass shooters, who are glorified in some online communities.
—Laura Yuen, Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2025
Walz and Democratic-Farmer-Labor legislators are calling for new policies including a state ban on semiautomatic assault-style weapons like the AR-15, which was used in the Annunciation shooting.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 20 Sep. 2025
Trump ordered the flags lowered following the Annunciation Church shooting in August.
—James Powel, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Which brings us back to the Annunciation shooter.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
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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
The Context The nation remains on edge following several high-profile shootings, including the mass shooting at the Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis last month.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
The person behind the Annunciation Catholic Church shooting in Minneapolis posted YouTube videos expressing admiration for other mass shooters, who are glorified in some online communities.
—Laura Yuen, Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2025
Walz and Democratic-Farmer-Labor legislators are calling for new policies including a state ban on semiautomatic assault-style weapons like the AR-15, which was used in the Annunciation shooting.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 20 Sep. 2025
Trump ordered the flags lowered following the Annunciation Church shooting in August.
—James Powel, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Which brings us back to the Annunciation shooter.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
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