Find joint statements and news releases from the bishops of Missouri on the Missouri Catholic Conference website.
Press Release Archive
September 2022
September 15, 2022 - Parishes to begin Listening Sessions as part of All Things New
September 28, 2022 - Two Catholic High Schools will Close at the End of the School Year
August 2022
August 4, 2022 - Today and Tomorrow Educational Foundation Announces First MOScholars Awards
August 17, 2022 - Archdiocese of St. Louis, Incarnate Word Foundation Pay off Medical Debt for over 13,000 Bi-State Residents
August 18, 2022 - Rural Parish Clinic Adds Dental Care in Bonne Terre, Mo.
August 19, 2022 - Archdiocese of St. Louis Prepares for over 350 Listening Sessions
July 2022
July 12, 2022 - Archdiocese of St. Louis names new Executive Director of Communications
June 2022
June 24, 2022 - Archdiocese of St. Louis response to Overturning of Roe v. Wade
May 2022
May 16, 2022 - Archdiocese of St. Louis response to Mass Shooting in Buffalo and other Deadly Violence
May 25, 2022- Archdiocese of St. Louis response to Mass Shooting in in Uvalde, Texas
April 2022
April 26, 2022 - Union will be Fouth Dental Site for Rural Parish Clinic
January 2022
January 19, 2022 - Archbishop Mitchel Rozanksi Appoints Reverend Paul Hoesing Next Rector and President of Kenrick-Glennon Seminary
November 2021
November 17, 2021 - Cardinal Ritter College Prep and Urban League Call to Stop the Violence
September 2021
September 29, 2021 - Archbishop Rozanski to Celebrate Red Mass for Legal Professionals and Civic Officials
September 27, 2021 - Archbishop Mitchell Rozanski and Bishop Nelson Watts to Co-preside Over Ecumenical Prayer Service
September 20, 2021 - Cardinal Ritter College Prep to Unveil New Athletic Complex Ahead of Homecoming Football Game
September 9, 2021 - Archbishop Rozanski to Celebrate Blue Mass for First Responders
July 2021
July 13, 2021 - Archdiocese of St. Louis Update Regarding COVID-19 Guidelines for Archdiocesan Schools
May 2021
May 20, 2021 - Rural Parish Clinic to Open Dental Clinic Site in Cadet, Mo.
May 14, 2021 - Archdiocese of St. Louis Update Regarding COVID-19 Guidelines
May 3, 2021 - Rural Parish Clinic to Open Medical Clinic Site in Hillsboro, Mo.
April 2021
April 26, 2021 - Archbishop Rozanski and Area Faith Leaders to Hold Press Conference on House Bill 944 Regarding Guns in Church
April 20, 2021 - Archbishop Mitchell Rozanski Issues Statement Following Guilty Verdict in Trial of Derek Chauvin, Calls for Work to Eradicate Racism and Uphold Human Dignity
March 2021
March 2, 2021 - Archdiocese of St. Louis Statement On the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine
March 1, 2021 - Rural Parish Clinic to Open New Mobile Medical Clinic in Bonne Terre, Mo.
February 2021
February 25, 2021 - Archdiocese of St. Louis Announces the Closure of Trinity Catholic High School After the 2020-2021 School Year
January 2021
Letter to the Editor of St. Louis Post-Dispatch Regarding Op-ed Cartoon
January 20, 2021 - Statement From the Peace and Justice Commission in Support of a Peaceful and Just Transfer of Civil Authority in Our Nation
January 6, 2021 - Statement from Archbishop Mitchell Rozanski Regarding Violence in Washington D.C
December 2020
December 8, 2020 - Archdiocese of St. Louis Encourages Faithful to Consider Attending Later Christmas Masses
November 2020
November 4, 2020 - Statement from the Archdiocese of St. Louis Regarding the Vatican’s Release of the McCarrick Report
November 2, 2020 - Interfaith Prayer Service For Unity and Peace
October 2020
October 26, 2020 - Annual Catholic Appeal Raises More than $15 million for Fourth Consecutive Year
October 14, 2020 - Archbishop Mitchell Rozanski Statement on Pope Francis’ Appointment of Bishop-elect William Byrne to the Diocese of Springfield, Massachusetts
September 2020
September 24, 2020 - Office of Catholic Education and Formation Statement on High School Sports During the Pandemic
August 2020
August 26, 2020 - COVID-19 Exposure Warning: St. Mary of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Villa Ridge, Mo., and St. James Catholic Church in Catawissa, Mo.
August 24, 2020 - Information Regarding the Installation of Archbishop-designate Mitchell T. Rozanski as the 10th Archbishop of St. Louis
August 5, 2020 - Statement of the Missouri Catholic Conference on Passage of Amendment 2 (Medicaid Expansion)
July 2020
July 31, 2020 - Catholic Schools Committed to Safely Educating Students for the 2020-2021 Year
July 20, 2020 - Archdiocese of St. Louis Schools Update Regarding 2020-2021 School Year
June 2020
June 28, 2020 - Archdiocese of St. Louis Statement on Statue of St. Louis, the King
June 24, 2020 - Archdiocese of St. Louis Adds Two Names to List of Clergy with Substantiated Allegations of Abuse
June 19, 2020 - Annual Catholic Appeal Kicks Off 2020 Campaign, Supports Organizations Assisting in Wake of COVID-19
June 18, 2020 - Statement from Archbishop Robert J. Carlson in Response to Supreme Court Decision to Halt Termination of DACA Program
June 16, 2020 - Rural Parish Mobile Medical Clinic to Reopen With Amended Service Offerings and Procedures Amid COVID-19
June 10, 2020 - Pope Francis Accepts Retirement of Archbishop Robert J. Carlson; Names Most Reverend Mitchell T. Rozanski as Archbishop of St. Louis
June 3, 2020 - Archbishop Robert J. Carlson Issues Statement Regarding Racism and the Pursuit of Justice and Peace in the Greater St. Louis Region
May 2020
May 19, 2020 - Archdiocese of St. Louis Outlines Policy for Investigating and Reporting Abuse of Minors by Bishops Following Implementation of National Third-party Hotline
May 18, 2020 - Statement from the Office of Respect Life, Family and Social Responsibility and the Peace and Justice Commission of the Archdiocese of St. Louis Regarding Scheduled Execution of Walter Barton
May 15, 2020 - Archdiocese of St. Louis Announces School Closings of Most Holy Trinity; Christ, Light of the Nations; and St. Joseph (Manchester)
May 14, 2020 - Archdiocese of St. Louis Announces Death of Reverend James T. Edwards, Parish Priest and Resident of Regina Cleri
May 7, 2020 - Archbishop Robert J. Carlson Grants General Permission to Resume Public Masses Beginning May 18
April 2020
April 28, 2020 - Archbishop Robert J. Carlson Extends the Suspension of Public Mass Through May 8
April 24, 2020 - Archdiocese of St. Louis Announces Death of Reverend Robert Menner, Archdiocesan Priest and Resident of Regina Cleri
April 20, 2020 - Regina Cleri, Home for Retired Priests in the Archdiocese of St. Louis, Reports Additional Confirmed Cases of COVID-19
April 18, 2020 - Regina Cleri, Home for Retired Priests in the Archdiocese of St. Louis, Confirms First Case of COVID-19
April 13, 2020 - Archdiocese of St. Louis Names New Chief Financial Officer
April 9, 2020 - The Archdiocese of St. Louis Extends Distance Learning Through End of School Year for All Archdiocesan Elementary and High Schools
April 7, 2020 - Archbishop Robert J. Carlson Extends the Suspension of All Public Masses Through April 30
March 2020
March 25, 2020 - Rural Parish Mobile Medical Clinic Temporarily Suspends Service
March 22, 2020 - The Archdiocese of St. Louis Extends the Closure of All Archdiocesan Elementary and High Schools
March 21, 2020 - The Archdiocese of St. Louis Announces the Suspension of All Public Liturgies for Holy Week
March 16, 2020 - Archdiocese of St. Louis Statement Regarding Suspension of Public Masses Amid COVID-19
March 15, 2020 - Archdiocese of St. Louis Update Regarding Archdiocesan Schools Amid COVID-19
March 13, 2020 - Update from the Archdiocese of St. Louis Regarding Coronavirus (COVID-19)
March 10, 2020 - Update from the Archdiocese of St. Louis Regarding Coronavirus (COVID-19)
March 2, 2020 - Archdiocese of St. Louis Statement Regarding Coronavirus (COVID-19)
January 2020
January 31, 2020 - Statement from Archbishop Robert J. Carlson Regarding Medicaid Expansion Initiative