Roman Catholic Church

According to a new report from Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, in all, 43 clerics and religious brothers in the Diocese of Belleville sexually abused children or adults since 1950.

The announcement of a final restructuring plan known as All Things New came after two years of work. The archdiocese said the changes are needed to address a shrinking and shifting Catholic population.

The Belleville News-Democrat published its first story on the issue in February 1993. By 2002, the diocese, which covers 28 counties in southern Illinois, had removed 15 priests and one deacon from ministry.

The Archdioceses of St. Louis' All Things New plan would reduce the number of parishes across the St. Louis region from 178 individual parishes to 88 pastorates, communities of parishes led by one pastor and one staff.

Facing parish closures across the Archdiocese of St. Louis, Catholics are preparing for change.

He is remembered as a staunch conservative who opposed modernizing reforms and as the first pope to step down since the 15th century.

Pastors within the Archdiocese of St. Louis can decide to offer a communal cup for congregants starting this Sunday. This comes after a two-year suspension to help stop the spread of COVID-19.

Six men who were sexually abused by Catholic priests from the Kansas City area tell their stories in Mizzou associate professor Robert Greene’s newest film.

St. Louis native Marian O'Shea Wernicke discusses her debut novel, "Toward That Which Is Beautiful," which draws on her time as a nun in Peru.

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.