
Vatican Halts Some Parish Closures in St. Louis Following Appeals
Before announcing the changes in May 2023, the archdiocese held 350 listening sessions, with at least one in each of the 178 current parishes.
Before announcing the changes in May 2023, the archdiocese held 350 listening sessions, with at least one in each of the 178 current parishes.
A retired Vincentian priest who ministered in St. Louis until 2021 was sentenced this week to five years in prison, after admitting in October to possessing thousands of images containing child pornography.
Archbishop Mitchell Rozanski of St. Louis, the celebrant at the conference’s opening Mass on Jan. 2, asked those in attendance to dedicate the week to praying for the late Pope’s soul.
Father Schmitz will return as a keynote speaker in January.
On July 1, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt said he plans to sue, saying the city’s plan amounts to a use of taxpayer funds for abortions, which is prohibited under state law.
Since opening the convent across from the Planned Parenthood facility, religious sisters and staff have noticed a considerable decrease in the number of surgical abortions performed.
“Within a few hours of it going up, we walked by and someone had torn down the signs we had up alongside it,” Isabelle Hotard, President of Students for Life at St. Louis University said.
How one St. Louis church survived epidemic and decay to attest to saintly intercession.
The incident took place June 27 near the Apotheosis of St. Louis statue, which sits in the city’s Forest Park in front of the Saint Louis Art Museum.
Fr. Schumacher, whose priestly ordination was in May 2019, addressed a shouting mob, attempting to inform them about St. Louis’ life, saying, “St. Louis was a man who willed to use his kingship to do good for his people.”
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