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About 60 people take part in a Sunday evening dinner discussion on June 25 in the Sacred Heart Activity Building in Columbia, about the Church’s teaching on the death penalty, facilitated by Curtis Wichmer (RIGHT), a legislative analyst for the Missouri Catholic Conference.
Columbia Sacred Heart parishioners discuss Church’s position on the death penalty
When issues of public safety collide with the sanctity of human life, it’s always best to avoid actions that cause harm without a clear, outweighing benefit. That was a key message Curtis … more
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The Missouri Capitol dome in Jefferson City
Missouri lawmakers send ban on gender reassignment surgery, treatments for minors to governor for signature
Missouri lawmakers passed a bill May 10 banning certain types of medical or surgical gender reassignment procedures for minors who identify as transgender, as well as a measure blocking transgender … more
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The statement’s signatories include: Archbishop Mitchell T. Rozanski of St. Louis; Bishop James V. Johnston Jr. of Kansas City-St. Joseph; Bishop McKnight; and Bishop Edward M. Rice of Springfield-Cape Girardeau, functioning in their role as officers of the Missouri Catholic Conference (MCC).
Missouri’s Catholic bishops urge no-vote on constitutional amendment on recreational marijuana
Bishop W. Shawn McKnight and his fellow Roman Catholic bishops of Missouri are asking voters to vote “no” on Amendment 3, which would legalize recreational use of marijuana in the … more
Father Jeremy Secrist, pastor of St. Peter Parish in Jefferson City, parishioners Carol and Dean Dutoi, and Bishop W. Shawn McKnight gather before the altar in the chapel of the Alphonse J. Schwartze Memorial Catholic Center in Jefferson City Aug. 30, after Bishop McKnight presented Mr. Dutoi the Missouri Catholic Conference’s 2022 Citizen Recognition Award for the Jefferson City diocese. Mr. Dutoi served for over a decade as president of St. Peter Parish’s conference of the St. Vincent de Paul Society.
2022 MCC honoree has helped promote charity, mercy through St. Vincent de Paul Society
Several charter members of the St. Peter Parish conference of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in Jefferson City set their sights on Dean Dutoi. “My invitation was basically, … more
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Jamie Morris is the new executive director and general counsel of the Missouri Catholic Conference.
Jamie Morris is appointed executive director, general council of Missouri Catholic Conference
Jamie Morris and Deacon Tyler McClay were representing the Missouri Catholic Conference (MCC) at a brutally contentious hearing in the State Capitol. Mr. Morris slipped out while Deacon McClay was … more
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People gather outside the Missouri Supreme Court Building in Jefferson City in a Decision Day Rally on June 24, the day the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the 1973 decision that legalized abortion-on-demand throughout the country.
Thanksgiving, renewed resolve in light of Roe’s demise
CLICK HERE to see a gallery of photos from this event. http://catholicmissourianonline.com/stories/photos-decision-day-rally-outside-the-missouri-supreme-court,4023 Just as a thunderstorm … more
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Deacon Tyler McClay
Dcn. McClay reflects on his time at Missouri Catholic Conference
For years, Deacon Tyler McClay has patiently listened to people say that the Church should “stay in your own lane” and avoid commenting on public-policy issues.  “This IS … more
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This is the entrance to the Women's Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center in Vandalia.
MCC supports proposed law to keep mothers who are in prison together with their newborns
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 … more
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CCCNMO to celebrate grand opening of Catholic Charities Food Pantry March 25
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 … more
Missouri’s Catholic bishops issue statement renouncing vengeance, call for alternatives to death penalty
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 … more
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MCC posts links for 2021 Virtual Annual Assembly
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 … more
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