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This sketch of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was done by Igor Babailov during an audience with the late pope and before he began his oil portrait of the pontiff. Babailov was commissioned in 2006 to do the pope’s official portrait and completed it a year later.
Fr. Merz — Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was one of greatest teaching popes in recent history
Father Daniel J. Merz believes Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI will be remembered as one of the greatest teaching popes in recent history — “probably going back several … more
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Deacon Joseph Braddock
Longtime diocesan CFO to move into new role supporting, advising parishes
The longtime chief financial officer at the Diocese of Jefferson City is preparing to move into a new role focused on supporting and advising parishes across the diocese.  Deacon Joseph … more
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Rami Salfiti, a lifetime resident of the Old City portion of Jerusalem, speaks to members of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem about the situation facing Christians in the Holy Land, on Feb. 5 in St. Stanislaus Church in Wardsville.
Lifelong Old City Jerusalem parishioner visits diocese
Rami Salfiti is afraid that there will be no more Christians living in the Holy Land by the end of this century. A lifelong resident of the Old City of Jerusalem and a member of that city’s … more
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A child is rescued from the rubble Feb. 12, 2023, after 150 hours in the aftermath of an earthquake in Hatay, Turkey, in this screen grab taken from a handout video. The powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked areas of Turkey and Syria early Feb. 6, toppling hundreds of buildings and killing tens of thousands. (OSV News photo/Turkish Health Ministry handout via Reuters)
Jefferson City diocese contributes to earthquake relief in Turkey and Syria
On behalf of all Catholics in central and northern Missouri, the Diocese of Jefferson City is sending $10,000 to the earthquake relief efforts in Turkey and Syria. “The Diocese of Jefferson … more
Bishop W. Shawn McKnight surveys progress on the renovation and expansion of the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Jefferson City on Oct. 14, 2022. He sees the Cathedral renovation as a good analogy to the journey the diocese’s parishes have been taking through the three-year diocesan pastoral plan — “a strengthening of our communion as Catholics in what we believe and how we pray and especially how we live.”
Bishop McKnight reflects on his first five years as bishop
“It is our task, it is our mission together to go out and proclaim the joy of the Gospel to a city, a diocese and a world so desperately in need of it.” — Bishop W. Shawn … more
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Fr. John Groner (1945-2023)
Rest in peace, Fr. John Groner, 78, pastor, missionary
Father John Groner believed that he would be forgiven and saved. He wanted that also for everyone he ministered to. “He put his life in God’s hands and totally trusted — and … more
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Father Boniface Kasiita Nzabonimpa — pastor of St. Boniface Parish in Brunswick, St. Joseph Parish in Salisbury and St. Mary of the Angels Parish in Wien — celebrates becoming a U.S. citizen.
Chariton County pastor Fr. Boniface becomes a U.S. citizen
Father Boniface Kasiita Nzabonimpa raised his right hand and pledged to defend and abide by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America. With that, the Uganda native became a U.S. … more
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Bishop Emeritus John R. Gaydos, who led the Jefferson City diocese from 1997 to 2018, preaches the homily during the See City Deanery’s Memorial Mass for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on Jan. 6 in St. Andrew Church in Holts Summit.
Bishop Emeritus Gaydos shares memories, lessons from Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
Bishop Emeritus John R. Gaydos remembers looking out with all the other bishops from the Cathedral of St. Patrick sanctuary in New York City. It was April 18, 2008. Pope Benedict XVI had just … more
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Students in all grades at St. Brendan School take part in a multitude of activities to reinforce their learning throughout the school week.
Catholic elementary schools score high in national testing
Catholic Schools Week (Jan. 29-Feb. 4) always brings with it an air of celebration and gratitude. This year’s observance will include an extra element of “with God, all things are … more
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Monsignor Robert A. Kurwicki, chaplain of the Missouri House of Representatives, is seen from the press gallery in the Missouri House of Representatives Chamber in the State Capitol, leading the House in prayer at the opening of 2023 Legislative Session on Jan. 4.
Prayer for the opening of session, Missouri House of Representatives
Monsignor Robert A. Kurwicki, vicar general for the Jefferson City diocese and chaplain of the Missouri House of Representatives, led the House in prayer at the opening of 2023 Legislative Session on … more
The current group of men who are discerning a possible calling to the diaconate gather with their wives and several deacon couples for a three-day retreat at Con¬ception Abbey in northwestern Missouri.
Discerners for the diaconate enjoy three-day retreat in Conception
This past November, the diaconate formation class attended a weekend retreat at Conception Abbey in Conception, Missouri. The retreat preceded their ultimate entrance into the stage of … more
Pope Benedict XVI smiles as he bids the crowd farewell after celebrating Mass at Nationals Park in Washington April 17, 2008. Pope Benedict died Dec. 31, 2022, at the age of 95.
UPDATED: In word and deed, pope emeritus inspired priests of this diocese and some with ties to it
SCROLL THE ARROWS to see more photos. This updated version includes further insight from Monsignor David Cox. A seminarian who would become Father Jason Doke was serving at a Mass offered by … more
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The body of Pope Benedict XVI lies in St. Peter’s Basilica for people to pay their respects at the Vatican Jan. 2, 2023.
Diocese mourns the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
CLICK HERE for a schedule of Memorial Masses to be offered in the diocese Bishop W. Shawn McKnight of Jefferson City released the following message on Dec. 31, upon the death in Vatican City of … more
The inaugural edition of The Catholic Missourian, dated July 7, 1957, notes that it was a diocesan edition of Our Sunday Visitor. It is shown here with the telephone used by Monsignor Ralph G. Kutz, now deceased, to correspond with OSV personnel in Huntington, Indiana, each week during the decade he served as editor of The Catholic Missourian. The technology and production process have changed dramatically, but the commitment to help Catholics know, love and share their faith remains.
OSV News launches Jan. 1, aims to speak ‘truth in charity in a way that unites’
The hallmark of OSV News, a new Catholic news service that launched Jan. 1, is to provide news and content “that speaks to truth in charity in a way that unites,” said OSV Publisher Scott … more
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“What we celebrate today is not merely something that happened 2,000 years ago, but what continues to happen in our day and in our world, even in our brokenness,” Bishop W. Shawn McKnight proclaimed on Christmas Day.
Bishop McKnight: Let the light of Christmas banish fear
Christmas light forever changes all it touches. It radiates through the ages, pushing back the darkness and revealing aspects of God’s wisdom and love. “What we celebrate today is … more
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CATHOLIC CHARITIES — Awaiting Christmas with grateful hearts
“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18d) 2022 was a year of transition … more
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MAKING CONNECTIONS — May the light of God’s grace shine brightly this Christmas
I pray that this Christmas season is a time of peace and joy for you, as we celebrate the birth of our Savior — when the light of God’s grace shone brightly on the human family. As St. … more
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Gwyneth Thompson-Briggs holds her son near the soon-to-be-installed murals Mrs. Thompson-Briggs painted for the new baptistery of the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Jefferson City, which is undergoing substantial renovation, expansion and renewal.
Newly completed murals installed in Cathedral baptistery
SCROLL THE ARROWS to see more photos. A baby rested in Gwyneth Thompson-Briggs’s arms as she surveyed the murals that would soon become a part of the baptistery in the Cathedral of St. … more
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Keynote speaker Brian Greenfield delivers a message of hope.
Young people worship Christ the King during inaugural celebration in Columbia
Even while facing imminent death, the Cristo Rey Martyrs of the past century never lost hope in their Supreme Lord and King. It allowed them to forgive their executioners and cry out with joy: … more
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St. Louis Archbishop Robert J. Carlson is pictured in a May 22, 2009, photo. As the Archdiocese of St. Louis released a list of names of archdiocesan clergy with substantiated allegations of sexual abuse of a minor July 26, 2019, Archbishop Robert Carlson acknowledged that seeing the names "will be painful" and publishing them "will not change the past." (CNS photo/Jerry Naunheim Jr., St. Louis Review) See ST-LOUIS-ABUSE-CREDIBLE-CLAIMS July 26, 2019.
St. Louis archbishop emeritus leads retreat for deacon community
Some deacons thrive while proclaiming the Gospel, preaching a homily or assisting a priest at the altar. Others excel in the field, among the people, especially those who are hurting and in … more
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