Diocese of Jefferson City

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Diocese reverses hymn ban in favor of ‘synodal’ selection of sacred music

Nov 7, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

Bishop W. Shawn McKnight of the Diocese of Jefferson City, Missouri, had listed a dozen contemporary hymns to be “forbidden”... Read more

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Diocese bans ‘All Are Welcome,’ other hymns from Catholic Masses

Oct 31, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

In an Oct. 24 decree, Bishop W. Shawn McKnight listed a dozen commonly used but “doctrinally problematic” Catholic songs that... Read more

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Two lawsuits accuse Missouri dioceses of ‘shameless cover-up’ of sexual abuse

Sep 20, 2024

By Daniel Payne

The two suits claim that diocesan officials “knowingly enabled, covered up, and concealed for multiple decades” sexual abuse perpetrated on... Read more

St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Wardsville, Missouri.

Missouri priest pleads guilty to $300,000 theft from parish 

Jul 11, 2024

By Daniel Payne

Father Ignazio Medina admitted to “transporting stolen property across state lines” after a federal investigation. Read more

Confessional.

Missouri priest found guilty of sexual solicitation during confession

Jan 8, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

Father Ignazio Medina is now barred from celebrating Mass, hearing confessions, and holding any office in the Church. Read more

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Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland, California.

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Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, leans on his pastoral staff while listening to the proclamation of the Gospel during the Christmas Eve Mass at the Church of St. Catherine, the Latin section of the Basilica of the Nativity, on Dec. 24, 2024.

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Three Kings.

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Pope Francis delivers the urbi et orbi address in St. Peter's Square, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024.

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Volunteers at Mount Saint Mary College collected more than 800 toys for their annual toy drive in Newburgh, New York, in December 2024.

‘An incredible thing’: Catholic groups collect Christmas toys for children in need

Fresco of the Holy Family in Dobling Carmelite Monastery in Vienna, Austria. The Church celebrates the feast of the Holy Family this year on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024.

The 8 days of Christmas? A look at the Christmas octave

Pope Francis carries the statue of the Child Jesus to place in the Nativity scene inside St. Peter's Basilica at the end of Mass on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2024, surrounded by children dressed in traditional clothing from their countries.

Pope Francis on Christmas 2024: God is our hope

Pope Francis opened the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica before Mass on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2024, officially launching the Jubilee Year 2025.

Pope Francis launches Jubilee 2025 with opening of Holy Door

The Silent Night Memorial Chapel in Oberndorf, Austria, in December 2024. The building stands on the rubble of the original St. Nicholas Church, where “Silent Night” was first performed in 1818.

‘Christ, the Savior, is here:’ 200 years of ‘Silent Night’ in its Austrian birthplace

Greek icon of the Virgin Mary, Mother of God, the Theotokos.

Becoming the mother of God: Did Mary have a choice?

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