Archbishop Hebda Says He Delivered Letters From Annunciation Children to Pope Leo

In first visit with Pope Leo, Archbishop Hebda delivers Annunciation letters to pontiff

ST. PAUL, Minn. (OSV News) — Letters from Annunciation students and their families in Minneapolis made it to Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican Oct. 1 — via Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis as he visited with Pope Leo for the first time. “The recent encounter with Pope Leo was particularly meaningful for me because I had the opportunity to give to him letters that were written by students from Annunciation School and their famili…

Archbishop Hebda says he delivered letters from Annunciation children to Pope Leo

Archbishop Hebda hand-delivered letters to Pope Leo from students and families of Annunciation school to thank him for his prayers after the tragic mass shooting.

Minnesota archbishop delivers letters from Annunciation School to Pope Leo XIV

Archbishop Bernard Hebda of St. Paul-Minneapolis. / Credit: Archdiocese of St. Paul-Minneapolis Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 21, 2025 / 16:56 pm (CNA). Archbishop Bernard Hebda of St. Paul-Minneapolis delivered letters from victims of the Ann... [...]

Minnesota Archbishop Delivers Letters From Annunciation School to Pope Leo XIV

Daniel Ibanez Archbishop Bernard Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis celebrates Mass at the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls on Jan. 15, 2020. The letters from students and their family members thanked Leo for his prayers in the wake of the deadly shooting in August.

In first visit with Pope Leo XIV, Archbishop Hebda delivers Annunciation letters to pontiff - The Dialog

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Letters from Annunciation students and their families in Minneapolis made it to Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican Oct. 1 — via Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis as he visited with Pope Leo for the first time. “The recent encounter with Pope Leo was particularly meaningful for me because I had the opportunity to give to him letters that were written by students from Annunciation School and their families, thankin…

Annunciation letters reach Pope Leo XIV, via Archbishop Hebda

Archbishop Bernard Hebda accepts a letter Jimmy Kaiser wrote to Pope Leo XIV thanking the pontiff for his prayers for the Annunciation community in Minneapolis, including the Kaiser family. Archbishop Hebda delivered that letter — and other letters from students and families at Annunciation — to Pope Leo Oct. 1 at the Vatican. TOM HALDEN | THE CATHOLIC SPIRIT Letters from Annunciation students and their families made it to Pope Leo XIV at the Va…