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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The condition of the last victim of the Annunciation Catholic Church shooting to remain hospitalized has improved after two weeks.
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Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 12 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
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
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Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 12 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
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
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