At noon on Monday, January 13, Mike Kehoe was sworn in as the 58th Governor of the State of Missouri. Kehoe, a member of the Cathedral of St. Joseph Parish in Jefferson City, is the second Catholic to serve as governor of Missouri and the first since Gov. Joseph...
U.S. Bishops Hold Fall Plenary Assembly
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) met in Baltimore this week for the annual Fall Plenary Assembly. The bishops approved three next liturgical texts, including approval of the revised New American Bible for liturgical use. The bishops also voted...
Kehoe, Hawley Win Respective Races and GOP Retains Control of Missouri General Assembly
Republican Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe will be Missouri’s next governor. On Tuesday, he claimed 59.2% of the vote to defeat Democrat Crystal Quade, Missouri House Minority Leader, who earned 38.7%. Kehoe, a 62-year-old former state senator and businessman, is a committed...
Trump Wins Presidency
After Americans took to the polls on November 5th, Donald J. Trump has been declared the winner of America’s 2024 presidential election, and is projected to win 312 of the nation’s 538 electoral votes. Despite election officials’ warnings that the vote-counting...
Missouri Bishops Urge Voters to Oppose Amendment 3
The Missouri Bishops this week issued a statement urging Catholics and all persons of good will to oppose Amendment 3, calling the amendment “a tragic step backward in our work to protect all human life at all stages.” The Bishops reiterated their concern that...
MCC Gives Talk on Amendment 3 for Spanish-speaking Catholics
On Thursday, Dr. Guillermo Villa-Trueba, Hispanic Outreach Manager for the Missouri Catholic Conference, participated in a Facebook livestream, hosted by Deacon Enrique Castro, Director of Hispanic Ministry for the Diocese of Jefferson City. They talked in Spanish for...






