The archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis has waded into the emotional and politically charged discussion about the power of prayer after deadly mass shootings.

Archbishop Bernard Hebda’s diocese includes Annunciation Church and School, where a shooter fired into an audience of children attending an Aug. 27 back-to-school service. Two children were killed, and 18 others, mostly students, were injured before the shooter died by suicide.

The latest tragedy spurred another debate on the phrase “thoughts and prayers,” which critics say........

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