Catholics will celebrate the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Thursday, August 15. The Holy Day commemorates the Blessed Virgin Mary being taken into Heaven. Pope Pius XII declared the Assumption of Mary a dogma of the Catholic Church in 1950,...
Last Saturday, July 27, 2024, Dr. Guillermo Villa-Trueba, Hispanic Outreach Manager for the Missouri Catholic Conference, led a workshop in Spanish on the topic of “Introduction to Catholic Social Teaching” (Curso Introductorio a la Doctrina Social de la Iglesia)....
The Judicial Vicar of the Diocese of Jefferson City, Fr. Brad Berhorst, JCL, JV, discusses annulments on the MCC from the Capitol podcast. Many Catholics confuse civil divorce with the Catholic Church’s declaration of annulment. Fr. Berhorst discusses the differences,...
Three additional pro-life activists have been sentenced for violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act through their involvement in a 2021 blockade of a Tennessee abortion clinic. James Zastrow, Eva Zastrow, and Paul Place were sentenced to 90 days...
Pope Francis has called on political leaders to be at the service of the poor, the unemployed, and the common good. In a video message posted on July 30, the pope dedicated his August prayer intention to political leaders, asking them to seek the common good. "Today,...
A recent surge in Catholic social media figures has led to an increase in fame for Father Mike Schmitz, who is internationally recognized for his “Bible in a Year'' and “Catechism in a Year” podcasts, provided through Catholic publisher Ascension. This notoriety,...