Archdiocese of St. Louis Archives

St. Louis Archdiocese closes 3 schools because of COVID-19

May 16, 2020

Three Catholic elementary schools that were already struggling financially will close because of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, as the outbreak continues to impact businesses and institutions across the state.

By Associated Press

Former priest sues over inclusion on list of alleged abusers

Dec 5, 2019

A former priest has sued the Archdiocese of St. Louis, alleging it libeled and slandered him by including him on a list of clerics credibly accused of abusing children.

By Associated Press

Missouri investigation: 12 ex-clergy could face prosecution

Sep 13, 2019

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt on Friday referred 12 former priests for potential criminal prosecution but stopped short of recommending charges against any top church leaders, despite concluding the Catholic Church was involved in “long, sustained and far-reaching cover-up.”

By Jim Salter

Carlson: Release of abuse allegations ‘painful,’ but ‘right thing to do’

Jul 27, 2019

As the Archdiocese of St. Louis released a list of names of archdiocesan clergy with substantiated allegations of sexual abuse of a minor July 26, Archbishop Robert J. Carlson acknowledged that seeing the names “will be painful” and publishing them “will not change the past.”

By Julie Asher

Missouri’s new law called ‘giant step forward’ for pro-life movement

May 29, 2019

With Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signing into law a bill that bans abortions on or beyond the eighth week of pregnancy, the state’s lawmakers “have taken a giant step forward for the pro-life movement,” said St. Louis Archbishop Robert J. Carlson.

By Catholic News Service

Grand jury indicts man in religious supply store attack

Feb 12, 2019

A St. Louis County grand jury has returned a 17-count indictment against a man suspected of killing a woman and sexually assaulting two others inside a suburban St. Louis Catholic religious supply store.

By Jim Salter