by Kathleen Lavery | Jan 13, 2025 | Family Life, Government, Homeless
Christi Catholic Church and forced the closure of 65 Catholic schools, archdiocesan officials said. An image shared by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles shows the church reduced to a steel frame. Announcing the “terrible sad news of our church” on Corpus...
by Kathleen Lavery | Jan 13, 2025 | Government
On Wednesday this week (January 8, 2025), the State of Missouri formally began the 2025 legislative session. Hundreds of bills have already been filed in both the House and the Senate, setting the stage for a busy session. Rep. Jon Patterson (R-Lee’s Summit) took the...
by Kathleen Lavery | Jan 3, 2025 | Abortion, Respect for Life
A Missouri judge on December 20 temporarily struck down several pro-life laws as unconstitutional, legalizing abortion in the state. Jackson County Judge Jerri Zhang blocked Missouri’s near-total abortion ban, along with the gestational age bans at eight, fourteen,...
by Kathleen Lavery | Jan 3, 2025 | Criminal Justice, Death Penalty, Respect for Life
Closing out the final pending clemency petitions of his administration, Governor Mike Parson granted 16 pardons and approved nine commutations. Click here for the list. In addition to granting 16 pardons and nine commutations, Governor Parson denied 23 clemency...
by Kathleen Lavery | Jan 3, 2025 | Faith
Catholic leaders are offering condolences on the death of former President Jimmy Carter, who served as 39th president of the United States. Carter died Dec. 29 at age 100 in his hometown of Plains, Georgia. Pope Francis “was saddened to learn of the death of...
