ST. LOUIS (MO)
St. Louis Public Radio

By STEPHANIE LECCI & LINDA LOCKHART

As Catholic bishops from across the country gather in St. Louis this week for their annual Spring General Assembly meeting, many local Catholics are hoping church leaders discuss a wide array of issues.

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ official agenda includes discussions on the state of the American family and marriage, ahead of an expected U.S. Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage.

While in St. Louis, the bishops also will receive an update ahead of Pope Francis’ visit in September to Philadelphia, as well as discuss the Pope’s upcoming encyclical on the environment and ecology.

The church leaders are also expected to talk about immigration reform, work on their quadrennial statement on political responsibility to be released ahead of the next general election, hear about ongoing work in Haiti, and learn of new digital resources…