On Monday, the House Committee on Homeland Security heard testimony on HB 2844, sponsored by Rep. Brad Hudson (R-Cape Fair). Among other things, this bill would create the offense of “trespass by an illegal alien”, which would make an undocumented migrant who has...
Violence continues to plague Haiti as the national government loses control. Despite the unrest, local Catholic priests are determined to remain on the island nation to care for those in need, whether that need is spiritual or material. “Where can we go? We have to...
National Health Services (NHS) England has announced that it will ban the use of puberty blockers in children with gender dysphoria. According to an article in The Guardian, NHS determined that “there was not enough evidence to support the safety or clinical...
Missouri Stands with Women has made available to all a bulletin insert encouraging Missourians to Decline to Sign the abortion initiative petition. Please click here or on the graphic below to copy and paste it into your bulletin. The MCC is also encouraging parishes...
Idaho halted the execution of serial killer Thomas Eugene Creech on Wednesday after medical team members repeatedly failed to find a vein where they could establish an intravenous line to carry out the execution via lethal injection. Creech’s attorneys immediately...
On Wednesday, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) issued a letter calling on senators to reject the Access to Family Building Act (S. 3612), which would establish a federal right to access IVF. The letter acknowledges “the often-painful experience...
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey filed a lawsuit against Planned Parenthood for trafficking children out-of-state to obtain abortions without parental consent. In a recent investigative video, Planned Parenthood staff admitted they alter doctors’ notes to...
The Missouri bishops, through the Missouri Catholic Conference, have issued a statement opposing the abortion ballot initiative. The statement reads, in part, “A misleading proposed amendment to the Missouri Constitution suggests that a ‘right to an abortion’ is...
The Missouri House this week passed legislation that would block Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood and its affiliates. HB 2634, sponsored by Rep. Cody Smith (R-Carthage), would prohibit any abortion facility or its affiliates from receiving public funds. Federal...
This week, the Missouri Bishops joined the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in encouraging the U.S. Senate to pass the Child Tax Credit. The letter states, in part, “The Child Tax Credit is an important tool to help children and families in our state. As...