Catholics Mobilize After Monster Storm System Hits Midwest and South
Missouri and Arkansas parishioners and parishes among those impacted by tornadoes.
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Missouri Diocese Opens Sacred Music Consultation Process After Hymn ‘Bans’ Rescinded
In his original decree last October, Bishop McKnight listed a dozen commonly used contemporary hymns that were to be “absolutely forbidden” in the diocese after Nov. 1, 2024.
Missouri Attorney General Defends Pro-Life Abortion Laws Amid Legal Fight Over New Amendment
Missouri’s Amendment 3, which passed narrowly Nov. 5, mandates that the government “shall not deny or infringe upon a person’s fundamental right to reproductive freedom...”
Judge Upholds Missouri’s Ban On Transgender Surgeries and Drugs for Minors
The judge also pointed to a 400-page study out of the U.K. known as the Cass Review which found 'remarkably weak evidence' in favor of transgender interventions for minors
Missouri Abortion Amendment Passes, Threatening to Overturn Pro-Life Protections
Voters narrowly approved Amendment 3 on Nov. 5, which adds a “fundamental right to reproductive freedom” to the state constitution, threatening to undo decades of pro-life gains.
Diocese Bans ‘All Are Welcome,’ Other Hymns from Catholic Masses
In a decree dated Oct. 24, Bishop W. Shawn McKnight listed a dozen commonly used but “doctrinally problematic” Catholic songs that will be “absolutely forbidden” in the diocese after Nov. 1.
Missouri Executes Muslim Prisoner Marcellus Williams Despite Catholic Protest
The Catholic Church teaches that the death penalty, even for those who have committed heinous crimes, constitutes an attack on human life and dignity.
Missouri Death Row Inmate Claims Racial Bias, Seeks to Stop Execution
Attorneys for Marcellus “Khaliifah” Williams argued before the court Monday that Williams did not receive a fair criminal trial in part because of the racial makeup of the jury and the fact that the trial prosecutor struck at least one juror in part because of his race, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.
Missouri Priest Pleads Guilty to $300,000 Theft From Parish
In addition to the criminal conviction, Father Medina faces Church sanctions over the financial malfeasance as well as a separate violation involving sexual solicitation.
Missouri Governor Denies Clemency to Death Row Inmate Despite Catholic Protests
The Catholic bishops of Missouri had strongly urged the faithful to contact Parson and ask him to stay Dorsey’s execution, citing Catholic teaching on the death penalty.
