Bishop McKnight
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There are some things about being a bishop that only a fellow bishop understands.
A few of Bishop John R. Gaydos’s friends who carry crosiers commented on his passing from this life and …
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By Jay Nies
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9/18/25
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“Jesus, remember me when you come into …
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By Jay Nies
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9/18/25
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On July 25-27, a delegation of the Jefferson City diocese attended a Region IX Encuentro at Savior Pastoral Center in Kansas City, Kansas.
An encuentro is a spiritual retreat.
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8/21/25
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Richard H. Kampeter, 84, died on Aug. 8, leaving a legacy of faith, generosity, and service that will continue to bless the Church for generations to come.
As members of St. Stanislaus Parish in …
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8/21/25
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As a member of the faculty at Conception Seminary College in northwestern Missouri, he helped form future priests for the Jefferson City diocese and beyond.
As head of a dicastery of the U.S. …
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By Jacob Luecke and Jay Nies
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8/19/25
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Laura Forbis St. Clair’s soul leaps for joy whenever she hears people humming or whistling a hymn on their way out of church after Mass.
It means people are taking their worship out with …
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By Jay Nies
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7/9/25
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Archbishop Shawn McKnight, who led this diocese from 2018 until his installation as archbishop of Kansas City in Kansas May 27, returned to Jefferson City …
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Photos by Jay Nies
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6/18/25
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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 …
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By Jay Nies
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6/7/25
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“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 …
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By Moira Cullings, OSV News, Leawood, Kansas
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5/28/25
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In procession, Father Stephen Jones solemnly removed Archbishop Shawn McKnight’s Coat of Arms from above the bishop’s chair in the Cathedral of St. Joseph.
The chair and the place …
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Story by Jay Nies, photos by Annie Williams
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5/21/25
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The 267th pope, the first from the United States, projected humble clarity from the moment he stepped out onto the balcony above the throngs in St. Peter’s Square.
His first words, were …
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By Jay Nies and Cindy Wooden
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5/15/25
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If Archbishop Shawn McKnight could go to back to Feb. 6, 2018, the day he was ordained a bishop, and tell himself just one thing, what might it be?
“Listen intently to Archbishop …
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By Jay Nies
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5/15/25
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Archbishop Shawn McKnight thought back to how Pope Francis, when first introduced to the world, asked people in St. Peter’s Square to give him a …
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By Jay Nies
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4/28/25
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The light of hope kept getting brighter as it spread through the darkened Cathedral.
Much like how life once returned to the tomb near a hill called Golgotha, altering all of human history.
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By Jay Nies
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4/19/25
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The hopeful witness of dozens of priests and hundreds of lay faithful ascended from the altar, the ambo, the pews, the organ and the …
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By Jay Nies
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4/17/25
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Ongoing discernment for the use of music in sacred liturgies will move to the parish level under an updated decree issued by Archbishop-designate W. Shawn McKnight.
He signed and promulgated the …
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By Jay Nies
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4/17/25
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The crucifix in Kapaun Mt. Carmel School in Wichita, Kansas, was carved in honor of a chaplain who helped shepherd many prisoners of war through their own Way of the Cross.
That chaplain was …
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By Jay Nies
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4/10/25
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Archbishop-designate W. Shawn McKnight harbored a combination of sadness and joy in the weeks following Pope Francis’s invitation for him to be the next archbishop of Kansas City in Kansas.
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By Jay Nies
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4/8/25
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Only one thing could be better than a Jubilee Year of Hope pilgrimage to the Cathedral of St. Joseph for the Chrism Mass.
Bringing someone else …
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By Jay Nies
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4/1/25
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Coey Chrisman had been going to Mass with her dad and her grandma her whole life.
But …
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By Jay Nies
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3/20/25
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