Last week, our Hispanic Outreach Manager, Dr. Guillermo Villa-Trueba, was invited to participate in an episode of “A Call to Justice”, the podcast of the Mercy Conference and Retreat Center. The conversation, which took place fully in Spanish, revolved around the...
A Columbia couple are only the second and third recipients in the Diocese of Jefferson City’s history to receive the prestigious Knight of Pope St. Sylvester and Dame of Pope St. Sylvester award. Michael and Cheryl Kelly received the honors from Bishop Shawn McKnight...
Pentecost Sunday occurs this Sunday, May 19, 2024. We celebrate the descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles and the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Upper Room. Pentecost occurs 50 days after the resurrection of Jesus Christ and 10 days after His ascension into heaven....
Today, the Vatican issued updated guidelines for reviewing apparitions, visions, and alleged revelations, and reaffirmed that only a pope could formally deem something "supernatural." The document, "Norms for Proceeding in the Discernment of Alleged Supernatural...
Joan Andrews Bell, a 76-year-old Catholic and pro-life activist, has been sentenced to over two years in prison for her involvement in a “rescue” at a Washington, D.C., abortion clinic. Three other activists — Jean Marshall, 74, Jonathan Darnel, 42, and Herb Geraghty,...
A Mexican court has ruled in favor of the Diocese of Querétaro in a lawsuit filed by an individual who identifies as transgender and demanded that the diocese change the sex indicated on the baptismal certificate. The claimant first filed a petition against the...
Last Thursday, on the solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, Pope Francis officially proclaimed the ordinary Jubilee of 2025 with the public reading and delivery of the papal bull of indiction. The bull, titled Spes Non Confudit (Latin for “Hope Does Not...
The Augustine Institute recently closed on the sale of Boeing’s “corporate university” training center near the Florissant area, which the company stopped using during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Institute, which has served as a Catholic graduate school and Catholic...
In conjunction with the Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis this summer, many dioceses around the country are holding their own Eucharistic celebrations. Tomorrow, May 4, is your chance to BEHOLD the true presence of our Lord Jesus Christ in Kansas City! This free,...
A bill that overwhelmingly passed the House by a 320-91 vote Wednesday evening would require the Department of Education’s division of civil rights to consider the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of antisemitism when investigating...