Historic 127-Year-Old Catholic Church Is Now a Mosque

A Catholic church in St. Paul, Minnesota, that closed last year has reopened its doors as a mosque.

The 127-year-old Church of St. John closed in 2013 when it merged with another church due to declining membership. Last Friday the building reopened as Darul-Uloom Islamic Center.

"There are a lot of East Africans in the area, and we want to give them a place to worship, a place to be educated, a community space," center spokesman Feisal M. Elmi told The Associated Press. Keep reading

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