{"id":102752,"date":"2026-08-29T12:37:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T12:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=102752"},"modified":"2026-08-29T12:37:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T12:37:01","slug":"parish-pays-tribute-to-annunciation-shooting-victims-through-sacred-fresco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/parish-pays-tribute-to-annunciation-shooting-victims-through-sacred-fresco\/","title":{"rendered":"Parish pays tribute to Annunciation shooting victims through sacred fresco"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>When a deadly shooting devastated Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis on Aug. 27, 2025, a neighboring Catholic parish quietly provided support to the school, opening its doors for the parish school\u2019s needs.Now, Our Lady of Grace is memorializing that connection in a fresco by Minnesota-based artist Mark Balma.Balma is in the process of painting two large frescoes at the altar of Our Lady of Grace. On the right, already finished, is an image of Mary and the angel at the\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\/it\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/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>When a deadly shooting devastated Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis on Aug. 27, 2025, a neighboring Catholic parish quietly provided support to the school, opening its doors for the parish school\u2019s needs.Now, Our Lady of Grace is memorializing that connection in a fresco by Minnesota-based artist Mark Balma.Balma is in the process of painting two large frescoes at the altar of Our Lady of Grace. On the right, already finished, is an image of Mary and the angel at the\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":103993,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-102752","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":62546,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/new-jersey-police-bring-k-9-unit-to-support-victims-of-annunciation-shooting\/","url_meta":{"origin":102752,"position":0},"title":"New Jersey police bring K-9 unit to support victims of Annunciation shooting","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Settembre 4, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Crisis Response Canines dog Axel visits with community members in Minneapolis after the deadly Annunciation Church shooting there, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. \/ Credit: Gloucester Township Police CNA Staff, Sep 2, 2025 \/ 13:40 pm (CNA). 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