Last week, thousands of people joined in the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage through Missouri as part of the Eucharistic Revival that will converge in Indianapolis on July 17. The U.S. Catholic Bishops called for the three-year Eucharistic Revival to renew...
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Bishop Edward Rice Gives Pro-life Homily
Bishop Edward Rice, of the Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau, gave an impassioned pro-life homily during Mass at the Proto-Cathedral of St. Peter, at the end of the Midwest March for Life on May 1, 2024, in Jefferson City, MO. Bishop Rice stated that we exist to...
FSSP Selects New Superior General
The General Chapter of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter, which is currently being held at Our Lady of Guadalupe International Seminary in Denton, Nebraska, has elected Fr. John Berg as Superior General for a third (non-consecutive) term of 6 years. He previously...
National Eucharistic Pilgrimage Traveling Through Missouri
The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage will be traveling through Missouri in the next two weeks. The Eucharistic pilgrimage will be traveling through the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph from June 29-July 1, stopping in Kansas City, Lee’s Summit, Warrensburg, and...
Prayer for Independence Day
God, source of all freedom, this day is bright with the memory of those who declared life and liberty are your gift to every human being. Help us to continue a good work begun long ago. Make our vision clear and our will strong: that only in human solidarity will we...
Pope Francis Calls Drug Traffickers “Murderers” and Warns Against Legalization
On Wednesday, the pope addressed the issue of drug abuse and trafficking during his general audience on the occasion of the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. Pope Francis mentioned that, even though every person has inherent dignity, “we...
USCCB Issues Statement Regarding SCOTUS EMTALA Case Dismissal
The U.S. Supreme Court this week left in place the order of a federal judge in Idaho that temporarily blocks the state from enforcing its abortion ban under the claim that it conflicts with the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act. In a brief unsigned...
National Eucharistic Pilgrimage Traveling Through Missouri
The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage will be traveling through Missouri in the next few weeks. The Eucharistic pilgrimage will be traveling through the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph from June 29-July 1, stopping in Kansas City, Lee’s Summit, Warrensburg, and...
Judge Throws Out Religious Challenge to Missouri’s Abortion Laws
A lawsuit challenging Missouri’s pro-life laws was recently thrown out after a judge ruled the laws do not infringe on the freedom of religion. A coalition of more than a dozen Missouri religious leaders filed the lawsuit in 2023, alleging that Missouri’s near-total...
Remembering Venerable Augustus Tolton on Juneteenth
On June 19, the United States commemorates the anniversary of the 1865 order that gave freedom to enslaved African Americans in Texas, issued two months after the Civil War ended. More commonly known as “Juneteenth,” it became a federal holiday in 2021 and serves as a...