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Bishop Kinney Talks to WJON News On Retirement, New Pope [AUDIO]

Jim Maurice — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 05:51:03 +0000

Now that the Catholic Church has selected a new Pope, Bishop John Kinney of the St. Cloud Diocese has resumed planning for his retirement. Kinney sent in his letter of resignation when he turned 75 years old last June, which is required by the church.

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Bishop Kinney: Pope's Resignation "Came As a Complete Surprise"

Jim Maurice — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 20:18:00 +0000

Bishop John Kinney says Pope Benedict XVI's resignation this (Monday) morning came as a "complete surprise" to him. A Pope resigning hasn't happened in 600 years.

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St. Cloud Bishop Reaches Mandatory Retirement Age

The Associated Press — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 17:23:56 +0000

The bishop of the Diocese of St. Cloud is submitting his resignation to Pope Benedict XVI because he's reached the mandatory retirement age of 75. Bishop John Kinney probably won't be going anywhere very soon.

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St. Cloud Bishop Apologizes for Alleged Abuse

The Associated Press — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 19:00:15 +0000

The Roman Catholic bishop of St. Cloud indicates his diocese learned in the 1990s about sexual misconduct allegations against an ex-deacon.

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Man Sues St. Cloud Diocese Over Alleged Sex Abuse

The Associated Press — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:12:06 +0000

A man living in Virginia is suing the St. Cloud Diocese, claiming a former deacon sexually abused him 40 years ago. The unidentified man alleges he was 6 when he was molested on a camping trip near Alexandria, Minn., in 1970.

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Speaker on Bullying Coming to St. Cloud Civic Center

Lee Voss — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 20:51:42 +0000

Resource Training & Solutions along with the St. Cloud Diocese have partnered to bring an expert on bullying to the St. Cloud Civic Center Monday night. Barbara Coloroso is a former nun, a wife, a mother, author and teacher. She will bring a message of "Bullying: Breaking the Cycle of Violence" to her presentation.

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St. Cloud Diocese Clusters Parishes, Re-Assigns Priests

Lee Voss — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 05:01:01 +0000

About one third of the 132 parishes in the St. Cloud Diocese will either have a new priest or will be clustered with another parish starting Friday. July First is when the diocese new priest assignments take effect.

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