Decree
In order to provide clear direction and achieve a uniform application of rules concerning the naming of facilities, and after consulting the Council of Deans, the Presbyteral Council, the Diocesan…
Read MoreThe Most Reverend W. Shawn McKnight, Bishop of Jefferson City, hereby makes the following appointments to provide the most effective pastoral care of the Diocese of Jefferson City: PRIESTS REVEREND…
Read MoreTo the Presidents and Principals of our Catholic Schools: As part of my ongoing efforts to provide the best possible Catholic education for our students, and in response to our…
Read More“It is a proper and grave duty especially of pastors of souls to take care of the catechesis of theChristian people so that the living faith of the faithful becomes…
Read MoreDispensing the Faithful from the Obligation of Abstinence on the Memorial of St. Patrick Whereas, Catholics in the United States are required to observe abstinence from meat on each Friday…
Read MoreHaving accepted the resignation of the Very Reverend Louis Nelen as Dean of the See City Deanery, effective 16 February 2023, and after having consulted a number of priests in…
Read MoreIn order to provide clarity to the Priest Vacation Policy and in consultation with the Director of Human Resources, the Vicar for Priests, the Director of Canonical Services, and the…
Read More“The duty and right of educating belongs in a special way to the Church, to which has been divinely entrusted the mission of assisting persons so that they are able…
Read More“The Christian faithful are obliged to assist with the needs of the Church so that the Church has what is necessary for divine worship, for the works of the apostolate…
Read MoreWhereas, the Supreme Pontiff Francis has issued on July 16, 2021 an Apostolic Letter motu proprio On the Use of the Roman Liturgy Prior to the Reform of 1970, Traditionis…
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