Religion

The newly elected pope spent time at a parish in the Gate neighborhood before taking vows of the priesthood.

A recent Pew Research report shows that fewer St. Louisans identify as Christian, which mirrors a national trend. The report also shows that 31% of adults in the Metro area are not affiliated with any religion, up 10% from 2014.

The Church of God in Christ’s Holy Convocation is estimated to generate roughly $250 million in economic impact over three years for St. Louis.

They include digital driver’s licenses, salary transparency and health insurance changes.

Religious leaders had challenged the state’s near-total ban on the grounds it contained explicitly religious language.

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 Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church" was released last month and has become a New York Times bestselling book.

Project Sanctuary is a series of free, monthly sessions facilitated by trauma-informed practitioners offered to people who have experienced rejection by organized religion.

The Vincentians were founded nearly 400 years ago by St. Vincent de Paul. The Catholic community first arrived in St. Louis in 1818.

Co-creators Jim Ousley and Tyler B. Ruff sprinkled a lot of St. Louis throughout their graphic novel.