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Outstanding Catholic Bishop Robert Barron is talking out in opposition to a mob of agitators who stormed a church service in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Sunday to protest ICE.
Barron, who leads the Diocese of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, simply southeast of St. Paul, and is the founding father of “Phrase on Hearth” Ministries, known as the disruption “unacceptable.”
“I don’t care what’s animating or annoying you, I don’t care what your political persuasion is perhaps, invading a church is unacceptable and is a violation of spiritual liberty,” Barron wrote in an X publish on Monday.
This comes after dozens of anti-ICE agitators disrupted a service at Cities Church, a Baptist congregation, chanting “Justice for Renee Good” and “Who wants justice, we’d like justice,” as they stood contained in the church.
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Bishop Robert Barron, head of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester in Minnesota. (Phrase on Hearth Ministries)
Barron addressed the widespread anti-ICE unrest in Minnesota in a separate X publish on Sunday. He wrote, “As a resident of Minnesota and as bishop of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester, my coronary heart is breaking over the scenario in my house state.”
“Violence, retribution, threats, protests, deep suspicion of each other, political unrest, concern—all of it swirling round on a regular basis,” Barron lamented.
“Might I make a modest proposal for exiting this insufferable state of affairs? The Trump Administration and ICE ought to restrict themselves, at the very least in the meanwhile, to rounding up undocumented individuals who have dedicated critical crimes. Political leaders ought to cease stirring up resentment in opposition to officers who’re endeavoring to implement the legal guidelines of the nation. And protestors ought to stop interfering with the work of ICE,” he advised.
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Neighborhood members confront federal brokers after an immigration raid that resulted in detentions and adopted the deadly ICE taking pictures of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Jan. 13, 2026. (Tim Evans/Reuters)
“And everybody on all sides should cease shouting at each other and demonizing their opponents. The place we at the moment are is untenable. There’s a means out,” Barron added.
Division of Justice officers vowed Sunday to open an investigation into the disruption, particularly probing for federal civil rights violations “by these individuals desecrating a home of worship and interfering with Christian worshipers,” Assistant Legal professional Normal Harmeet Dhillon mentioned.
Legal professional Normal Pam Bondi added in an announcement Sunday that “assaults in opposition to legislation enforcement and the intimidation of Christians are being met with the complete power of federal legislation.”
White Home spokeswoman Abigail Jackson additionally slammed the agitators, saying, “There isn’t a low these radical leftists gained’t stoop to.”
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (L) and his spouse Gwen Walz (R) look on throughout a vigil for Renee Good on the steps of the state capitol constructing on January 09, 2026 in St. Paul, Minnesota. (Picture by Stephen Maturen/Getty Photos)
Jackson accused Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey of getting “whipped these rioters right into a frenzy and turned them free to wreak havoc on Minneapolis.”
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“Frey and Walz needs to be ashamed for inciting such chaos, however the Trump Administration will proceed implementing the legislation,” she added.
Fox Information Digital’s Emma Colton and Greg Wehner contributed to this report.
