Articles by Kevin J. Jones
What’s behind the ‘woman priest’ Facebook post from the Synod of Bishops?
Sep 27, 2022 / 18:00 pmA social media stir has greeted the image of a “woman priest” posted to the Synod of Bishops’ Facebook page.
Cardinal Arinze explains why Belgian bishops can’t bless same-sex couples
Sep 26, 2022 / 16:00 pmThe Belgian bishops’ introduction of blessing ceremonies for same-sex couples has drawn rebuke from the former head of the Vatican’s liturgy office.
Pro-life Catholic clinic in Denver area vandalized, suspect quickly arrested
Sep 25, 2022 / 22:50 pmBella Health + Wellness, located in Englewood, Colorado, provides OB-GYN care, family medicine, and pediatrics.
Catholics with mental health struggles aren’t alone, Phoenix bishop says
Sep 24, 2022 / 09:00 amCatholics who struggle with mental illness, and their loved ones who want to help them, will soon find more formal support in the Phoenix Diocese.
‘Unconscionable’: California Gov. Newsom cites Jesus on billboards promoting abortion
Sep 23, 2022 / 18:56 pmWhy the strong reaction? The abortion-selling ads include a passage from Scripture.
President Biden fundraiser remarks muddle Catholic teaching on abortion
Sep 22, 2022 / 20:22 pmThe president appeared to suggest — erroneously — that the Catholic Church makes exceptions for rape and incest in its condemnation of abortion as a grave evil.
Methodist-linked university’s Christian conduct code under fire from LGBT advocates
Sep 22, 2022 / 14:30 pmDo church-affiliated universities and Christian moral codes have a place in higher ed? Critics of Seattle Pacific University, it seems, think the answer is no.
The shortest papacies of all time? Pope John Paul I barely makes the list
Sep 18, 2022 / 14:00 pmBlessed John Paul I did not serve as Roman Pontiff for long, but 10 other popes had shorter pontificates than he did.
Archbishop Paul Gallagher to represent Pope Francis at Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral
Sep 16, 2022 / 17:00 pmPope Francis’ representative at the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II will be veteran Vatican diplomat Archbishop Paul Gallagher, the Holy See press office director said on Friday.
Can Santa Rosa end family homelessness? New Catholic Charities project says yes
Sep 14, 2022 / 17:40 pmCatholic Charities in Santa Rosa, California, has opened a new homeless services center opened to help families and others at risk of homelessness.
Catholic medical school named for Padre Pio planned at Benedictine College
Sep 9, 2022 / 15:00 pmBenedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, has signed a collaboration agreement to host a proposed medical school that aims to train medical doctors faithful to Catholic ethics.
![Cara Mund, who was crowned Miss America 2018, on Sept. 6, 2022, petitioned onto the ballot for North Dakota’s only U.S. House seat as an unaffiliated candidate. She supports legalized abortion. Pro-life Democratic candidate Mark Haugen said he “received pressure from many Democratic-NPL [Nonpartisan League] Party leaders and other activists on the far left” to withdraw from the race. Photo by Donald Kravitz/Getty Images](https://admin.catholicnewsagency.com/storage/image/gettyimages-945496422.jpg?w=310&h=198)
Abortion backers force out pro-life Democratic congressional candidate in N. Dakota
Sep 7, 2022 / 15:06 pmMark Haugen said he does not see a “viable path forward” to winning without the support of the Democratic-NPL Party, the North Dakota affiliate of the Democratic Party.
As new British PM takes office, Catholic bishops offer prayers and help
Sep 6, 2022 / 17:00 pmIn a message to new British Prime Minister Liz Truss, Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster pledged his prayers and support for addressing various crises.
With fall coming, let us listen to God’s creation and pray, Catholic bishops say
Sep 6, 2022 / 08:00 amThe “beauty of the fall season” in many parts of the country is a great time to join Pope Francis in praying for God’s creation, the U.S. bishops said.
Nine things to know about John Paul I
Sep 2, 2022 / 08:00 amVenerable John Paul I was born Albino Luciani on Oct. 17, 1912 in the town of Canale d'Argordo in northern Italy’s Belluno province. He was the most recent pope to be born in Italy and the first pope to be born in the twentieth century.
Mikhail Gorbachev’s death revives unfounded rumors of Christian conversion
Aug 31, 2022 / 18:00 pmWhen former Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev died Tuesday at the age of 91, the Cold War briefly returned to the news.
HHS can’t force Catholic hospital network to perform abortions, gender transitions, court says
Aug 27, 2022 / 10:52 amA federal appellate court on Friday blocked a push to force doctors to perform abortions or sex-reassignment surgeries.
Cardinal Robert McElroy: Newest (and youngest) American ‘red hat’ a kindred spirit of Pope Francis
Aug 26, 2022 / 12:00 pmThe bishop of San Diego shares Pope Francis' passion for the plight of migrants, the homeless, and the environment.
Broad injunction means 'abortion up to birth' in Michigan
Aug 24, 2022 / 12:07 pmA Michigan judge’s injunction against the state’s long-standing abortion law means no protections for the unborn.
Oops! Typo-filled Michigan abortion amendment could have used a proofreader
Aug 24, 2022 / 05:30 amThe proposal would establish a “new individual right to reproductive freedom" and invalidate parental consent requirements and other existing abortion regulations, opponents say.