Abortion supporters on Friday delivered boxes of signatures to the Secretary of State, seeking to put a pro-abortion constitutional amendment on the ballot. Representatives of Missourians for Constitutional Freedom claim that the group collected over 380,000...
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SCOTUS Refuses to Halt Texas Age Verification for Online Porn
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) rejected a request from the porn industry to block a Texas age-verification rule, allowing the law to stand and momentarily keeping in place the new safety measure. In an unsigned order without comment, the...
Thousands attend Midwest March for Life
Thousands of Missourians attended the Midwest March for Life at the Missouri Capitol on Wednesday. Bishop Rice of the Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau gave the opening prayer. More than 550 Catholics attended the closing Mass that was concelebrated by Bishop Rice...
Resources for Opposing Abortion Initiative Petition
The Missouri Catholic Conference has put together resources available for opposing the abortion initiative petition on our website. The deadline for abortion supporters to collect enough signatures to put the petition on the ballot is May 5, 2024. We encourage...
Midwest March for Life Next Week!
Missourians will have the opportunity to come together to witness for the unborn, women, and families at the 2024 Midwest March for Life. The event will be held next Wednesday, May 1, at the Missouri State Capitol. There will be an opening rally with life-affirming...
Missouri House Sends Bill to Defund Planned Parenthood to Governor
A bill that would block Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood and its affiliates passed the House Wednesday morning and is now headed to the governor. HB 2634, sponsored by Rep. Cody Smith (R-Carthage), would prohibit any abortion facility or its affiliates from...
Governor and Attorney General Call to Fight Human Trafficking
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has established a Counter Human Trafficking Task Force aimed at providing assistance to local prosecutors looking to crack down on human trafficking. Consisting of various representatives from state government, law enforcement,...
Planned Parenthood Reports Record Number of Abortions
Planned Parenthood’s 2022-2023 Annual Report, tilted “Above & Beyond,” showed that they had performed 392,715 abortions between October 1, 2021, and September 30, 2022. This is an increase of 18,560 abortions from the previous report. The report also showed that...
Italy’s Prime Minister Calls for Stricter Ban on Surrogacy
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who is a Catholic, has urged her country’s Parliament to pass legislation that would make it a crime for Italians to procure surrogate parenting abroad. Currently, surrogacy is only illegal when done within Italy’s borders and...
Missouri Carries out Execution of Brian Dorsey
On April 9, the state of Missouri executed Brian Dorsey for the murders of Benjamin and Sarah Bonnie back in 2006, despite a myriad of issues raised by advocates arguing for clemency to be granted. In an effort to spare Mr. Dorsey’s life, the Missouri bishops and...