The St. Vincent de Paul Society has opened its fifth thrift store in the St. Louis area amid a booming popularity in thrifting.

The new store opened earlier this month at 3924 Lemay Ferry Road in south St. Louis County. The store features clothing, household items, toys and furniture in a 14,000 square-foot showroom. A grand opening is planned for late June. Store hours are Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. All of the society's thrift stores are closed on Sundays.

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The Missouri Catholic Conference (MCC) says Sens. Roy Blunt and Claire McCaskill of Missouri are keys to whether the U.S. Senate passes a comprehensive immigration reform bill.

The U.S. Senate is expected to vote on a major overhaul of the nation's immigration laws by as soon as July 4, MCC reported. The bill, S.B. 744, is sponsored by a bipartisan group of senators.

MCC is asking people to contact Sens. Blunt and McCaskill and urge support for immigration reform and to "pray...

At a mere 21 weeks into her pregnancy, Tracey Sheahan went into labor. Because she was only at the halfway point of a typical full-term pregnancy and the baby was unlikely to survive if delivered, the doctors postponed Sheahan's labor and placed her on bed rest.

Tracey and the baby's father, Juan Castillo, were warned by doctors to brace themselves for the possibility their baby could suffer long-term developmental delays and disabilities due to prematurity.

"In the back of our...

A partnership between Catholic Charities and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul is providing fresh food to residents of Berkeley who were affected by recent storms in the area.

Fruit, vegetables, breads and other fresh foods were distributed to more than 100 families June 14 through Midtown Catholic Charities Community Services’ “Supa Veggie Mobile,” a trailer that normally goes into low-income neighborhoods in the City of St. Louis to provide fresh food from the agency’s City Greens...