Archdiocese of St. Louis

The archdiocese had previously moved to close the school in 2022 due to low student enrollment, but community support kept doors open.

About two months after his death in ICE custody, Brayan Garzón-Rayo’s family buried his ashes with support from the Ashrei Foundation.

Pope Francis died at Casa Santa Marta in the Vatican. He was 88. St. Louis Catholics describe him a humble leader.

A family at their wits end brought their son, given the pseudonym “Robbie Mannheim,” to Jesuit priests from St. Louis University for an exorcism in 1949. The story has been fodder for urban legend ever since.

The survivors have accused the Archdiocese of St. Louis of enabling and covering up the sexual abuse of minors by its clergy members for decades.

The state is shaping up to be a big battleground over abortion rights in November. Research shows a majority of U.S. Catholics support abortion rights — even though church leadership does not.

Earlier this year, the archdiocese announced reorganization plans to close more than 40 of its 178 parishes by 2026.

Jonathan Dean, an Archdiocese of St. Louis abuse victim previously identified as "John Doe," spoke out about his experience and $1 million settlement with the church.

Some St. Louis Catholics are dismayed by an Archdiocese of St. Louis plan to fundamentally reorganize its parishes. The plan would consolidate 178 parishes into 88 groups that church leaders are calling pastorates.

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