The MCC staff wishes you and yours a blessed and joyous Christmas and New Year! This will be the last MCC Weekly Update of 2024; we'll return in the new year with the first edition of 2025 on Friday, January 4th. We send our sincere appreciation for your faithful...
On Wednesday, Dr. Guillermo Villa-Trueba, Hispanic Outreach Manager for the Missouri Catholic Conference, participated in a Facebook livestream, hosted by Erick Chinchilla, Pastoral Ministry Assistant for the Diocese of Jefferson City. They talked for over 40 minutes...
On Thursday, Catholics celebrated the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, a feast day that dates back to the 16th century. Our Lady of Guadalupe is the patroness of the Americas, unborn children, and the New Evangelization. Large, lively celebrations of her feast day are...
As part of ongoing and broader efforts to counter antisemitism across society, American Jewish Committee (AJC), in partnership with the USCCB Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs, released Translate Hate: The Catholic Edition. This groundbreaking...
Mass attendance in the Archdiocese of St. Louis increased for the fourth year straight in 2024, according to a report from the Archdiocesan Office of Pastoral Planning. Mass attendance counts were conducted over three weekends in October at 140 parishes and worship...
This Christmas Season, the Missouri Nativity Scene Committee will display a nativity scene in the Missouri Capitol building and outside on the South Lawn steps in honor of the birth of Christ. The nativity scene will be displayed in the rotunda of the Missouri State...
Feast of Saint Nicholas The Feast of Saint Nicholas is observed on December 6. It is the feast day of the 4th-century bishop Nicholas of Myra, who has a reputation as a bringer of gifts. Nicholas is most well-known in the West. His connection to the American character...
On Tuesday, Josh Hawley, Republican U.S. Senator for Missouri, warned the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) not to destroy any records related to the investigation of traditionalist Catholics or the convictions of pro-life...
Carlo Acutis is the first millennial to be canonized as a saint. He will be canonized on Sunday, April 27 at 10:30 am local time in St. Peter’s Square. Carlo had a great devotion to the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist and was convinced that the evidence of...
This Sunday, the Church celebrates the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, also known as “Christ the King”. It is the last Sunday of the liturgical year. The feast dates back to 1925, when Pope Pius XI published his encyclical Quas primas to...