Archdiocese of St. Louis

Jerry Schlichter, a local attorney and Arch Grants founder, speaks to community members and the media on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022, at the International Institute in Tower Grove East. Schlichter alongside a group of local organizations have fully funded a multi-prong program to resettle Afghan refugees to St. Louis.

Culture & History

St. Louis leaders seek help making the region a destination for Afghan refugees

Sarah Fentem

In the past year, St. Louis has resettled 538 Afghans who arrived in the U.S. as refugees of their war-torn country.

Education

St. Louis County Schools Will Require Masks Indoors

Kendall Crawford

Most St. Louis County school districts will require masks in school buildings to protect students at a time when the number of coronavirus cases is rising.

Dr. Kanika Tuner poses for a portrait with her daughter, Tesh Turner outside Rosati-Kain High School July 21, 2021 in St. Louis.

Culture & History

Two St. Louis Catholic High Schools Grapple With Namesakes’ Ties To Slavery

Marissanne Lewis-Thompson

The Archdiocese of St. Louis recently revealed some of its early bishops and clergy held enslaved people. That includes Bishop William DuBourg and Bishop Joseph Rosati. Now two schools named for the men are reckoning with that history.

Race, Identity & Faith

Local Churches Are Headed Back To In-Person Worship

Marissanne Lewis-Thompson

Faith groups in St. Louis are welcoming worshippers back in person as the region opens up. The Archdiocese of St. Louis lifted its dispensation of obligation for all parishes as of July 1.

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St. Louis Archdiocese Uncovers Its Own History With Slavery In Midst Of National Reckoning

Marissanne Lewis-Thompson

The Archdiocese of St. Louis is the latest religious institution to acknowledge its role in enslaving people. The archdiocese started a project called Forgive Us Our Trespasses to uncover that history.

Dr. Mary Hastings, right, adjusts a blood pressure cuff on patient Dana Petzold's arm. Petzold, a resident of St. Clair, Missouri, has become a regular patient at the Rural Parish Clinic.

Health, Science, Environment

Volunteer Medical Workers Care For Uninsured Missourians: 'These Are Your Neighbors'

Shahla Farzan

A traveling medical clinic is expanding its reach to better meet the need in rural areas of eastern Missouri. The Rural Parish Clinic’s team of volunteer doctors and nurses treat low-income, uninsured adults out of a 40-foot converted van.

Leah Gunning Francis, second from left, locks arms with Rev. Karen Anderson, Betty Thompson, Rev. Traci Blackmon and Valerie Richmon of Austin, Tx at the front of the Mother's March on October 18, 2014.,

Race, Identity & Faith

St. Louis Religious Leaders Want More People To Learn About Racism

Andrea Y. Henderson

The Archdiocese of St. Louis invites people of different faiths on a tour Saturday from downtown St. Louis to north St. Louis to explore ways to eliminate racism in health care, education, housing and the criminal justice system.

Faith Groups In St. Louis Region Continue Virtual And Social Distanced Services As COVID Cases Spike

Marissanne Lewis-Thompson

Coronavirus cases continue to surge in the St. Louis metropolitan area. St. Louis County released new restrictions to help curb the spike, including a 25% occupancy limit on religious services.

Race, Identity & Faith

St. Louis Area Faith Leaders Pray For Peace And Unity After Elections

Andrea Y. Henderson

After a long battle for presidency, the nation needs to pray for peace and unity while dealing with uncertain times, St. Louis area religious leaders say. The Archdiocese of St. Louis held a virtual prayer session with seven church leaders on Wednesday.

Mitchell T. Rozanski installed at Archbishop of St. Louis

Race, Identity & Faith

St. Louis Archbishop Rozanski: ‘We Know We Have A Ways To Go’

Sarah Fenske

Mitchell Rozanski was installed as the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis in September. He discussed his new job, and St. Louis the King, with "St. Louis on the Air" on Thursday.