After three years of planning and retrofitting, the women’s prison at Vandalia is expected to open a nursery in February that can serve up to 14 mothers and their babies for 18 months at a time. Space at the Women’s Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional...
The observances of National Marriage Week (Feb. 7-14) and World Marriage Day (Sun., Feb. 9) are opportunities to focus on building a culture of life and love that begins with supporting and promoting marriage and the family. The theme for 2025 is "Marriage: Source of...
On Monday, the Senate Committee on Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety heard two bills that address immigration issues: SB 58 and SB 72. SB 58, sponsored by Sen. Jill Carter (R-Joplin), would, among other things, create the “offense of aggravated illegal...
The House Economic Development Committee on Tuesday heard testimony on a bill designed to address the lack of access to affordable child care in the state. HB 269, sponsored by Rep. Brenda Shields (R-St. Joseph), would create three separate tax credit programs to help...
President Trump has signed two executive orders prohibiting the use of federal public funding for abortion services and for so-called “sex-change” irreversible medical interventions, respectively. The first order was issued on January 24 and will end the use of...
According to U.S. and Israeli officials, a hostage and ceasefire deal has been reached between Israel and Hamas. Brokered by the United States, Qatar, and Egypt, the agreement includes the release of 33 women, children, elderly, and wounded hostages (at least two of...
Chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities Bishop Daniel Thomas of Toledo offered the following reflection on the 52nd anniversary of the decision by the Supreme Court of the United States in Roe v. Wade that legalized...
Christi Catholic Church and forced the closure of 65 Catholic schools, archdiocesan officials said. An image shared by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles shows the church reduced to a steel frame. Announcing the “terrible sad news of our church” on Corpus...
Amendment 3, which will allow abortions in the state, went into effect on December 5. Planned Parenthood clinics have not resumed abortions, however, as they wait for a ruling on challenges to Missouri’s abortion regulations. Less than 24 hours after voters approved...
The United Kingdom’s Department of Health and Social Care in a December 11 statement said the “emergency measures that restricted the sale of puberty-suppressing hormones will be made indefinite.” The decision to ban puberty blockers is based on “independent expert...