Earlier this week, the Missouri Senate Administration Committee heard HB 2302, sponsored by Rep. Philip Oehlerking (R - Ballwin). The bill would provide ex-convicts with important identification material, including IDs and social security cards, at...
A Missouri House bill to abolish the death penalty finally received a committee hearing, and Archbishop Mitchell T. Rozanski attended on behalf of the Missouri bishops to offer testimony in support. House Bill 2153, sponsored by Rep. Jim Murphy, a...
Earlier this week, the Missouri House of Representatives passed HB 2747, sponsored by Rep. Bishop Davidson (R-Republic), by a vote of 140-7. The bill would automate the expungement process for a number of non-violent criminal offenses, allowing...
The Missouri Catholic Conference and the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph Office of Life & Justice are partnering together to offer an Advocacy 101 event and interactive letter-writing session on Saturday, March 7th, at 10 am at the Catholic...
The Missouri Catholic Conference and the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph Office of Life & Justice are partnering together to offer an Advocacy 101 event and interactive letter-writing session on Saturday, March 7th, at 10 am at the Catholic...
On Tuesday, the Missouri House of Representatives Committee on Economic Development heard a pair of Clean Slate bills. HB 2047, sponsored by Representative Marlene Terry (D - St. Louis), and HB 2747, sponsored by Representative Bishop Davidson (R -...
Archbishop Bernard Hebda of St. Paul-Minneapolis called for prayer and an end to division after a Minnesota woman was killed by an ICE agent on Wednesday. “We continue to be at a time in this country when we need to lower the temperature of...
An inmate at the Women's Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center (WERDCC) in Vandalia was honored for her quick actions to save a child. According to a press release, inmate Tara Carroll recently aided one of the babies from the...
While U.S. public opinion is shifting against the use of the death penalty, there was a near 100% increase in executions in 2025. The Death Penalty Information Center reported that there were 48 prisoner executions in 2025, up from 25 prisoner...
Recently, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined Bishop Robert Barron of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, for an interview in which she opened up about her long-lasting Catholic faith. Justice Barrett mentioned her love for the saints,...