by Kathleen Lavery | Apr 14, 2025 | Faith, Religious Liberty
This week, a bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced a bill to prevent the abrupt departure of foreign-born religious workers from faith communities across the nation due to visa backlogs. Under present law, religious workers on R1 visas are limited to five years of...
by Kathleen Lavery | Apr 14, 2025 | Immigration
On Monday, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) announced its decision not to renew the cooperative agreements with the federal government related to children’s services and refugee support. Citing the government’s suspension of the cooperative agreements...
by Kathleen Lavery | Apr 14, 2025 | Family Life, Marriage & Family
On Thursday, the Missouri House of Representatives greenlighted a bill to promote fatherhood and empower men to become successful fathers. HB 927, sponsored by Rep. Jamie Gragg (R-Ozark), would create the “Missouri Fathership Project” to provide resources for fathers,...
by Kathleen Lavery | Apr 14, 2025 | Abortion, Respect for Life
Missouri House Republicans this week advanced their newest proposal to address Amendment 3, the constitutional amendment guaranteeing a right to abortion in the state. HJR 73, filed by Rep. Ed Lewis (R-Moberly), was presented to the House Children and Families...
by Kathleen Lavery | Apr 14, 2025 | Faith
On April 8, Pope Francis announced that he has named Bishop W. Shawn McKnight, S.Th.D., as the fifth archbishop of Kansas City in Kansas. Archbishop-designate McKnight is the successor of Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann, 75, who has led the Archdiocese of Kansas City,...
