by Kathleen Lavery | May 16, 2025 | Faith, Religious Liberty
Robert Prevost entered the novitiate of the Order of Saint Augustine, Province of Our Lady of Good Counsel, in St. Louis on Sept. 1, 1977. The order’s house of novitiate was based at Immaculate Conception Parish. After completing the one-year novitiate, he moved to...
by Kathleen Lavery | May 9, 2025 | Faith, Religious Liberty
On May 8, 2025, white smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel at 6:07 p.m., Rome time, signaling that the College of Cardinals had elected the 267th Pope of the Catholic Church: American Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, 69, who has taken the name Leo XIV....
by Kathleen Lavery | May 9, 2025 | Family Life, Respect for Life, Social & Economic Justice
The General Assembly this week truly agreed and finally passed a bill to help fund the installation of rescue boxes to help parents safely relinquish their newborns. HB 121, sponsored by Rep. Jim Murphy (R – St. Louis), establishes a state fund that will be used...
by Kathleen Lavery | May 9, 2025 | Religious Liberty, Respect for Life, Social & Economic Justice
Former Missouri Catholic Conference Executive Director and General Counsel Louis DeFeo, Jr., passed away peacefully at the age of 90. DeFeo served for thirty-one years with the MCC. DeFeo’s legacy with the MCC is indelible. Through his efforts, the Alternatives to...
by Kathleen Lavery | May 9, 2025 | Faith, Religious Liberty
On Thursday, May 1, 2025, President Trump created the Religious Liberty Commission, which is “tasked with creating a report on current threats to freedom of religion and strategies to enhance legal protections for those rights.” Cardinal Timothy Dolan of the...
