{"id":97243,"date":"2026-07-24T01:44:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T01:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=97243"},"modified":"2026-07-24T01:44:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T01:44:18","slug":"man-who-killed-minnesota-lawmaker-melissa-hortman-receives-consecutive-life-sentences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/man-who-killed-minnesota-lawmaker-melissa-hortman-receives-consecutive-life-sentences\/","title":{"rendered":"Hombre que mat\u00f3 a la legisladora de Minnesota Melissa Hortman recibe sentencias de cadena perpetua consecutivas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Vance Boelter was sentenced to two life terms plus 40 years for shooting one Minnesota Democratic lawmaker and killing another and her husband last year.Boelter, 58, was sentenced after pleading guilty to stalking and murdering former Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman, in their Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, home on June 14, 2025.Melissa Hortman was a Catholic who once taught Sunday school and volunteered in her parish\u2019s children\u2019s faith formation program.She and her husband \u201chad been\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vance Boelter was sentenced to two life terms plus 40 years for shooting one Minnesota Democratic lawmaker and killing another and her husband last year.Boelter, 58, was sentenced after pleading guilty to stalking and murdering former Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman, in their Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, home on June 14, 2025.Melissa Hortman was a Catholic who once taught Sunday school and volunteered in her parish\u2019s children\u2019s faith formation program.She and her husband \u201chad been\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-97243","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":99678,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/7-crookston-minnesota-parishes-to-lose-sunday-masses-in-reorganization-plan-citing-priest-shortage\/","url_meta":{"origin":97243,"position":0},"title":"7 Crookston, Minnesota, parishes to lose Sunday Masses in reorganization plan citing priest shortage","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"julio 26, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The Diocese of Crookston in Minnesota announced that seven parishes will cease celebrating Sunday Mass in the coming months due to factors including a shortage of priests, lack of young people in religious formation, and trouble finding parish volunteers.\u201cThe decision to stop having Sunday Mass at a church is amongst the most difficult decisions that have to be made,\u201d said Bishop Andrew Cozzens of Crookston in a video announcement.\u201cThe parish church, as we know, is the center of life \u2014\u2026","rel":"","context":"En \u00abChristian News\u00bb","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":70954,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/bishop-patrick-neary-of-saint-cloud-to-chair-catholic-relief-services-board\/","url_meta":{"origin":97243,"position":1},"title":"Bishop Patrick Neary of Saint Cloud to chair Catholic Relief Services board","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"diciembre 12, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Bishop Patrick Neary of the Diocese of Saint Cloud, Minnesota. \/ Credit: Photo courtesy of the Diocese of Saint Cloud Washington, D.C. 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