The Department of Justice (DOJ) sent a memorandum to federal departments and agencies with updated guidance on religious liberty and parental rights protections, based on recent U.S. Supreme Court precedent. The update, issued July 23, is the first...
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 30 that President Donald Trump exceeded his authority when he signed an executive order to deny citizenship to children born in the country to parents who lack legal immigration status. Trump signed the order on...
The Government of Italy, in collaboration with the Holy See, Chile, and Cameroon, convened a high-level side event on surrogacy at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on June 22. Representatives of the participating states presented a...
Fathers have a special role “in revealing and in reliving on earth the very fatherhood of God” (Familiaris Consortio 25). Father’s Day is a perfect time to recall the essential role of fathers in the life of the family and in building a culture of...
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...
The Missouri Senate Committee on Emerging Issues and Professional Registration heard a bill Tuesday to create three child care tax credit programs aimed at increasing supply, helping parents work, and strengthening family finances. House Bill 2409,...
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...