Articles by Jonah McKeown
Court fines Belgian cardinal, archbishop for denying woman admission to diaconate
Jun 27, 2024 / 17:15 pmThe two prelates will have to pay 1,500 euro (about $1,605) each, the court ordered.
St. Louis parish appeals continue as Vatican upholds latest merger
Jun 27, 2024 / 06:00 amThe Vatican’s Dicastery for the Clergy has upheld a decision by Archbishop Mitchell Rozanski to close a parish as part of a pastoral planning initiative.
Sioux City Diocese to hold special collection after devastating Iowa floods
Jun 26, 2024 / 13:40 pmSioux City Bishop Walker Nickless has established a flood victims relief collection to be taken in all diocesan parishes July 6-7.
Oklahoma Supreme Court rules against Catholic charter school proposal
Jun 25, 2024 / 17:15 pmOklahoma’s two Catholic bishops called the ruling “very disappointing.”
Pope Francis meets with Russian ambassador to the Vatican
Jun 25, 2024 / 13:45 pmPope Francis met with Ivan Soltanovsky, Russia’s ambassador to the Holy See, on June 22.
Irish bishops decry assisted suicide proposal as ‘a failure of hope’
Jun 24, 2024 / 14:40 pmThe Catholic bishops of Ireland issued a statement laying out the Church’s teaching on end-of-life issues and advocating for palliative care.
Vatican’s secretary of state rues Russia’s absence at Ukraine peace conference
Jun 21, 2024 / 15:25 pm“Peace is always made together,” Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin said June 19 as reported by Vatican News.
National Eucharistic Pilgrimage marches through extreme heat to bring Jesus to the people
Jun 20, 2024 / 16:45 pmThe four pilgrimage groups — currently in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Alabama, and Nebraska — will converge in Indianapolis on July 16.
The ethics of IVF: Where Catholics and Baptists can agree
Jun 20, 2024 / 11:15 amHere’s what you need to know about the Catholic Church's position on IVF and how it differs from that of Protestant Christian denominations.
Pope Francis tells Communion and Liberation leader: ‘Do not look at your navel’
Jun 19, 2024 / 14:57 pmAs reported by President Davide Prosperi, the pope spoke of “the need to share the charism and for a co-responsibility in the leadership of the movement.”
Judge throws out Missouri lawsuit that challenged abortion ban on religious grounds
Jun 18, 2024 / 16:15 pmA coalition of more than a dozen Missouri religious leaders, including Jews, Christians, and Unitarian Universalists, filed the lawsuit in 2023.
Civil war in Sudan: What’s happening and why?
Jun 17, 2024 / 06:00 amAmid the chaos and a complex set of competing political interests, children and the poor have been hit hardest.
New study suggests more than two-thirds of Catholics believe the Eucharist is truly Jesus
Jun 16, 2024 / 07:30 amA new study has found that 69% of Mass-going Catholics believe in the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist, calling into question a 2019 study.
Al Kresta, longtime Catholic radio host, dies at 72
Jun 15, 2024 / 14:35 pmA former evangelical Protestant who rose to prominence as a radio host before his conversion to Catholicism, Kresta’s voice was heard on hundreds of radio stations.
Democratic, Republican bills on IVF voted down in U.S. Senate
Jun 13, 2024 / 16:50 pmThe Right to IVF Act, introduced by Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois, failed 48-47 on Thursday, needing 60 votes to pass.
Eucharistic pilgrims go ‘to the heights’ at the top of the Rocky Mountains
Jun 13, 2024 / 14:45 pmAt the Continental Divide last week, a priest held up the golden monstrance containing Jesus and blessed both halves of the nation.
The opening of St. Anthony’s tomb and the ‘Feast of the Tongue’
Jun 13, 2024 / 04:00 amSt. Anthony’s feast day is today, June 13, but you may not be aware that there’s another important day of the year when St. Anthony is celebrated in Padua.
Southern Baptist Convention approves resolution opposing IVF
Jun 12, 2024 / 18:05 pmThe Southern Baptist Convention, the largest Protestant denomination in the U.S., on Wednesday voted to approve a resolution opposing the use of IVF.
U.S. bishops invite Catholics to ‘pray, reflect, and act’ to promote religious freedom
Jun 11, 2024 / 16:00 pmMarking Religious Freedom Week, beginning June 22, the bishops invited Catholics to reflect on a particular topic related to religious freedom each day of the week.
Tech-savvy Catholics embrace Carlo Acutis: ‘Saintliness is possible in this modern era’
Jun 11, 2024 / 06:00 amIn recent years, Carlo’s embrace and masterful use of technology as a part of his holy life has inspired many young Catholics working in science and technology.