Minnesota bishop leads prayer service after ICE detention of parent of Catholic school student

Auxiliary Bishop Kevin Kenney of St. Paul and Minneapolis, wearing a poncho with the colors of the Mexican flag, sings "Sancta Maria" during an impromptu prayer service Dec. 12, 2025, outside the B.H. Whipple Federal Building at Fort Snelling in the Twin Cities after a member of the local Catholic community was detained by officers with Immigration and Customers Enforcement. (OSV News photo/The Catholic Spirit/Josh McGovern)
Across the street from the B.H. Whipple Federal Building at Fort Snelling along the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, people gathered with paintings of Our Lady of Guadalupe on her feast day, Dec. 12, for a special prayer service for those detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.Auxiliary Bishop Kevin Kenney of St. Paul and Minneapolis and Fr. Christopher Collins from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul led the prayer service, which was held as federal officials conducted an immigration enforcement effort in the Twin Cities.
A parent of a local …