Across the Diocese

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Mark Saucier
SAUCIER — Striking a match He always saw parishioners in the hospital and anyone else who wanted a priest or just a visitor. Once, it was a woman, pregnant and gravely ill, a stranger in town with neither friends nor …
SAUCIER -- When I cry to you for help First, my older sister was admitted with a severe intestinal virus. Pneumonia set in. The stress of the two caused her heart to go into AFib. As all this was spiraling down, another sister …
Parishes and schools
Retiring Vogelweid Learning Center director sees special education moving in the right direction Paula Wekenborg is deliberate about the way she refers to students in special education programs. She goes out of her way not to say “they.” “You don’t exclude kids, …
Fr. Joe Corel — 25 years of surrendering to, cooperating with God Father Joseph Corel’s road to the Priesthood could be summed up with a lesser-known phrase in the Serenity Prayer. “Trusting that you will make all things right if I surrender to …
21 sent forth from Sacred Heart High School in Sedalia The Sacred Heart High School 2025 Graduation ceremony was held Sunday, May 18, at the McGremlin Gym. To the tune of Elgar’s regal Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1, the 21 graduating …
Around the Diocese
Archbishop McKnight returns to ordain 14 deacons

The Old and New Testaments elaborately illustrate the diversity of gifts and charisms that God puts to use to draw people to himself. Look no further than Acts 6, in which the Apostles and the …

Father Dylan Schrader is very grateful for the seven years he has been able to offer the Mass in the traditional Latin form. Now, it’s time for a pause. The current dispensation …
The bishop’s chair remains vacant, but the work of the Church in these 38 counties continues on. The diocesan College of Consultors of the Jefferson City diocese on June 1 elected …
“As your new archbishop, I come to you with a sense of mission to proclaim Jesus Christ risen from the dead, and to lead our local church in Kansas City in Kansas in the fulfillment of our …
National & World News
Full text: Homily of Pope Leo XIV during the Mass of Inauguration of the Petrine Ministry
CLICK HERE to read a related article. This is the full text in English of the homily given by Pope Leo XIV in St. Peter’s … Read More
Pope Leo begins papacy calling for ‘united Church’ in a wounded world
CLICK HERE to read the text of the pope’s homily. SCROLL THE ARROWS to see more photos. Launching his papacy with a call … Read More
Pope Leo XIV chosen to lead the Church
The 267th pope, the first from the United States, projected humble clarity from the moment he stepped out onto the balcony above the … Read More
10 things to know about Pope Leo XIV
As the Catholic Church welcomes its first American pope, here are 10 things to know about Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert F. … Read More
Pope Leo to inaugurate his papacy May 18; has full calendar already
Pope Leo XIV will officially inaugurate his papacy with Mass in St. Peter’s Square May 18. Although he was pope from the moment … Read More
Marketplace
Missouri Catholic Conference
Midwest March for Life participants stress that God is in charge
CLICK HERE to see a gallery of photos from this event. CLICK HERE to read a related story. Heavy rain pounded nearby areas, … Read More
Statement of the Missouri Catholic Conference on abortions resuming in Missouri
The following statement is from Missouri’s Roman Catholic bishops, functioning as the officers of the Missouri Catholic Conference, … Read More
History enthusiast explores, refutes myths about origin of Christmas celebrations
The date for celebrating Jesus’s birth comes from early Church Fathers’ calculations for the date of the Annunciation, not from … Read More
Statement of the Missouri Catholic Conference on Amendment 3 (Constitutional Right to Abortion)
The following statement is from Missouri’s Roman Catholic bishops, functioning as the officers of the Missouri Catholic Conference, … Read More
Sustainable farming advocate Russ Kremer of Frankenstein receives Catholic Conference’s Citizen Recognition Award
SCROLL THE ARROWS to see more photos. The stone for the iconic Our Lady Help of Christians Church in Frankenstein came from Russ … Read More