The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Summer Food Service Program helps families access food for their children during the summer. It provides breakfast, lunch, and/or snacks to children living in eligible areas when children do not...
As we celebrate Memorial Day and remember our brothers and sisters who gave their lives to protect our country, take a moment to read and reflect on this Prayer for Memorial Day from the USCCB. Watch this video to learn more about Memorial Day from...
The Vatican released a letter on May 4, but dated November 2024, in which the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) categorically rejected a proposal from the German episcopate to introduce ritualized blessings for couples in same-sex...
What was once considered a distant dream has now become a reality. As Birthright of Mid-Missouri outgrew its previous location and space became available in the lower level of the Missouri Catholic Conference, the organization found a new home....
Earlier this week, the Missouri Senate General Laws Committee heard HB 2350, sponsored by Representative Sherri Gallick (R - Belton), and HB 2035, sponsored by Representative Jeff Farnan (R - Stanberry). The bills, which have been combined, would...
In April, the state of Idaho became the first in the nation to pass legislation aimed at protecting children from online addiction. The Stop Harms from Addictive Social Media Act (SHASM Act) requires social media platforms to use age estimation...
Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, apostolic nuncio to the U.S. and permanent observer of the Holy See to the United Nations (UN), issued a statement calling for the complete eradication of surrogacy, a practice that Catholic teaching deems incompatible...
On Monday, the Missouri House of Representatives greenlighted a bill to promote fatherhood in the state and empower men to become successful fathers. HB 1948, sponsored by Rep. Jamie Gragg (R-Ozark), would create the “Missouri Fathership Project”...
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 2409, sponsored by Rep. Brenda Shields (R-St. Joseph), would create three separate tax...
Governor Mike Kehoe and the Missouri Department of Social Services (DSS) announced the State of Missouri has been awarded more than $216 million in funding for the first year of the Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program, a $50 billion...