Archdiocese of St. Louis

St. Louis Archdiocese leadership said feedback from the community highlighted the need to postpone plans to close schools.

The Archdiocese of St. Louis has made the decision to close Rosati-Kain and St. Mary’s high schools at the end of this school year.

With a shortage of priests and low Mass attendance, closures and consolidations are likely. Church leaders are hoping to get input from the faithful.

The measure set to be introduced Friday by 8th Ward Alderwoman Annie Rice and others sets up a Reproductive Equity Fund and uses $1.75 million in federal coronavirus relief funds as seed money.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.