The MCC Messenger will be in diocesan newspapers over the next two weeks. This issue goes into the details of the far-reaching dangers of Amendment 3. The Messenger also prints the Official Ballot Title, which voters will see on the ballot, and the Fair Ballot...
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...
Curt Wichmer, Legislative Analyst at the MCC, recently spoke with Mary Varni, Director of the Respect Life Apostolate for the Archdiocese of St. Louis, Deb Sheppard, Director of the Life and Justice Office for the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, and Sister Janine...
In an article by the Catholic News Agency, a group of ten scientists are suing Sage Publications in the Superior Court for Ventura County, California. The lawsuit alleges that the researchers’ studies showing the danger of the abortion pill were retracted because of...
The website ProPublica this week issued a report that claimed that Georgia’s abortion restrictions delayed access to medical care and caused the tragic death of a woman named Amber Nicole Thurman in 2022. Thurman died after being hospitalized for an infection after...
On Tuesday, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled that a proposed amendment to enshrine the “right to abortion” in the Missouri Constitution will appear on the November ballot, overturning a lower court ruling that held that the proposed amendment violates state law by...
On Saturday, October 5, the Respect Life Apostolate of the Archdiocese of St. Louis will host its 48th Annual Respect Life Conference, “Mercy Brings Life”. This inspirational and educational day at the Cardinal Rigali Center includes Holy Mass, presentations on timely...
Pro-life legislators and activists last Thursday filed a lawsuit asking a judge to block the pro-abortion Amendment 3 from the November 5 ballot. State Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman, state Rep. Hannah Kelly, pro-life activist Kathy Forck, and Marguerite Forrest,...
We invite you to check out the revamped MCC abortion website for Amendment 3 materials such as our press release, the actual ballot language, and parish and diocesan resources including bulletin announcements and prayer cards. If you would like an MCC staff member to...
The Missouri Secretary of State this week announced that the proposed constitutional amendment to enshrine a so-called “right to reproductive freedom” had received enough signatures to qualify for the November general election ballot. According to the Secretary of...