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Twin Cities Archbishop: Pray For Gov. Walz, 'All Public Servants'

Archbishop Bernard Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis wants Catholics to pray for the public workers in the fight against COVID-19.

On Wednesday, Hebda announced that he is suspending Mass​ in order to keep parishioners and others safe.
On Wednesday, Hebda announced that he is suspending Mass​ in order to keep parishioners and others safe. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

TWIN CITIES, MN — Archbishop Bernard Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis is asking Catholics in the Twin Cities to pray for Minnesota's public officials working to combat the spread of the new coronavirus, including the governor and the head of the Minnesota Department of Health.

On Wednesday, Hebda announced that he is suspending Mass in order to keep parishioners and others safe. He also asked for prayers for those affected by, and directly fighting, COVID-19.

"I ask you to keep in your prayers, as well, Gov. Tim Walz and Commissioner Jan Malcom from the Minnesota Department of Health, and all public servants working to keep our communities safe," he wrote in a letter to Catholics in the metro.

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