Babies born to women in prison would be able to stay with their mothers for up to 18 months under a bill awaiting action by the Missouri Senate.
The state’s House of Representatives has …
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By Jay Nies
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4/28/22
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Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri (CCCNMO) will host a celebration marking the grand opening of the Catholic Charities Food Pantry, on Friday, March 25, from 10 a.m. to 1 …
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3/18/22
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Following a failed clemency request from Pope Francis, Bishop W. Shawn McKnight and his fellow Roman Catholic bishops of Missouri issued a statement Oct. 6, expressing disappointment over the …
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By Jay Nies
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10/7/21
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The Missouri Catholic Conference (MCC) has posted links to its 2021 Virtual Annual Assembly.
In lieu of holding an in-person event at the Capitol, the MCC has curated a six-episode collection of …
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9/30/21
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For Sister Kathleen Wegman of the School Sisters of Notre Dame, help is always better than idleness.
“Each day, we have to decide whether to be Good Samaritans or indifferent …
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By Jay Nies
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9/2/21
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Hymns and prayers, cheers and chants echoed off of the buildings along High Street and the …
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By Jay Nies
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4/28/21
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Bishop W. Shawn Mc-Knight and his fellow Roman Catholic bishops of Missouri issued a statement April 13 calling on state lawmakers to allocate funding for the Medicaid expansion voters approved last …
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By Jay Nies
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4/15/21
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Bishop W. Shawn McKnight joined Archbishop Mitchell T. Rozanski of St. Louis and their fellow U.S. Catholic bishops in calling for a halt to executions by the federal government and an end to the …
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Catholic News Service, Washington, D.C.
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1/21/21
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COVID-19 vaccines being developed by two major pharmaceutical companies do not contain human fetal tissue and are free of aluminum salts or ethlymercury, according to the State of Missouri’s …
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By Jay Nies and Julie Asher
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12/9/20
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Missouri’s Roman Catholic bishops, in their role as officers of the Missouri Catholic Conference, issued the following statement on Nov. 20.
The statement’s signatories include: …
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11/25/20
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Missouri’s Roman Catholic bishops, in their role as officers of the Missouri Catholic Conference, issued the following statement on Aug. 5, following Missouri voters’ passage of Amendment …
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8/6/20
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Much has changed since Freeburg native Father Sylvester Bauer helped establish what is now Mercy St. Francis Hospital in Mountain View 64 years ago.
Many of the residents of that area in …
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By Jay Nies
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7/23/20
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Three recent developments that could lead to a resurgence in the number of abortions in Missouri highlight the danger of relying on lawmakers and judges alone to make everything …
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By Jay Nies
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7/9/20
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The Roman Catholic bishops of Missouri have issued a statement in response to the death of George Floyd and its aftermath.
The statement, signed by Archbishop Robert J. Carlson of St. Louis, …
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6/3/20
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