Church

About $6 million will help restore St. Mary the Virgin, Aldermanbury. The church — now built in Fulton, Missouri — traces its roots to the 12th century.

The century-old company Emil Frei and Associates teamed up with muralist Cbabi Bayoc to change how Jesus and Mary Magdalene are portrayed in liturgical art.

The former church on North Spring Street in St. Louis has attracted visitors since a 2001 fire left it as a stone shell. The Pulitzer Arts Foundation aims to fix it up but keep its character intact.

Religious leaders in the statewide group Missouri Faith Voices are encouraging volunteers to spread the word about the state's Medicaid expansion. They say that the state has done little to publicize the program and that much of the responsibility for educating residents has fallen on them and community organizations.

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.

St. Louis faith leaders are opposing a bill making its way through the Senate that would allow guns in houses of worship. They say churches are safe spaces that should continue to be gun-free zones.

St. Louis has asked Black clergy to encourage church members to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Pastors are preaching about it, talking it up at Bible study and even offering churches as vaccination sites.

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.

As the clock winds down to the general election, churches in the region are working to make the voting process easier.

More than 11,000 St. Louis-area families will learn this week that their medical debt has been paid, thanks to donations from local churches.United Church…