Articles by Kevin J. Jones
Bishops to Biden administration: Keep in place federal rules to protect college religious groups
Mar 28, 2023 / 11:30 amThe Biden administration seeks to rescind the “equal campus access” provisions of the Trump administration’s 2020 Religious Liberty and Free Inquiry Rule.
More than 10,000 expected for New York Eucharistic Congress in October
Mar 27, 2023 / 16:23 pmA statewide New York Eucharistic Congress will take place Oct. 20-22 at Our Lady of Martyrs Shrine in Auriesville, New York.
Here’s what real exorcists are saying about Russell Crowe’s Vatican exorcist movie
Mar 24, 2023 / 09:56 amThe International Association of Exorcists says the film seems to fall under the category of “splatter cinema,” which it calls a “sub-genre of horror.”
What to know about contraceptives, breast cancer risk, and ‘informed choice’
Mar 23, 2023 / 13:48 pmSome forms of contraceptive use have “a significant increase in risk of breast cancer,” a new study says.
Notre Dame ‘abortion doula’ talk was unworthy of Catholic university, local bishop laments
Mar 22, 2023 / 08:06 amBishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend said the event provided an abortion facilitator “a platform for unanswered pro-abortion activism.”
Oakland Diocese considers filing for bankruptcy with 330 abuse lawsuits pending
Mar 21, 2023 / 08:56 amThe bishop told the faithful he is giving “strong consideration” to filing for bankruptcy in order to respond to hundreds of lawsuits.
UK bishops say law criminalizing prayer outside of abortion clinics is discriminatory
Mar 16, 2023 / 12:52 pmCatholic bishops in the United Kingdom said a new law criminalizing prayer and outreach outside abortion clinics discriminates against people of faith.
Facing hundreds of sex abuse lawsuits, Albany Diocese to declare bankruptcy
Mar 16, 2023 / 09:47 amThe diocese has been named in more than 400 lawsuits filed from August 2019 to August 2021 under the Child Victims Act of 2019.
Texas man sues ex-wife’s friends for facilitating unborn child’s abortion
Mar 15, 2023 / 08:25 amThe wife’s friends allegedly conspired with her “to murder her unborn child with illegally obtained abortion pills.”
Citing abuse lawsuits, California’s smallest diocese files for bankruptcy
Mar 14, 2023 / 09:47 amThe Catholic Diocese of Santa Rosa in northern California said on Monday that it will file for bankruptcy due to a spike in child sexual abuse lawsuits.
In Poland, lawmakers condemn disputed report about John Paul II abuse cover-up
Mar 10, 2023 / 16:00 pmReferring to the report’s use of material taken from communist secret police files, the resolution said it was “an attempt to discredit John Paul II using material that even the communists did not dare use.”
Seal of Confession under attack? Delaware, Vermont bills draw Catholic criticism
Mar 9, 2023 / 09:30 amThe proposed requirement would be practically “nearly impossible to meet” for Catholic clergy, the Diocese of Wilmington has said.
UK Parliament makes it illegal to pray near abortion facilities
Mar 7, 2023 / 16:30 pmBritain’s House of Commons approved legislation Tuesday to create “buffer zones” around abortion facilities that would prohibit silent prayer.
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California bishops to visit death row inmates at San Quentin
Mar 7, 2023 / 08:40 amA group of Catholic bishops will visit San Quentin Prison’s death row inmates on Tuesday.
‘Abortion doula’ at Notre Dame speaker series adds to Catholic concern
Mar 4, 2023 / 11:43 amCritics say the series conflicts with university policy requiring the presentation of Catholic teaching at such events.
Decline in vocations to the priesthood is worse where priests serve larger flocks, report says
Mar 3, 2023 / 13:25 pmThe study found that there are fewer new vocations in large dioceses where priests do not have a chance to get to know their parishioners.
Michigan priest sentenced to prison for sexual abuse of second-grader
Mar 2, 2023 / 16:30 pmA priest of the Archdiocese of Detroit has been sentenced for the rape of an elementary student at the Catholic school attached to the parish he served as pastor.
Pro-life OB-GYNs are banned from hosting exhibit booth at medical conference
Mar 1, 2023 / 13:47 pmLeaders of the pro-life doctors’ group arrived at the conference in Maryland only to be told that their exhibit booth had been canceled.
San Diego Diocese denies charges that it hid assets to avoid paying child sexual abuse claims
Feb 27, 2023 / 12:45 pmThe Diocese of San Diego has rejected a lawsuit’s allegations that it restructured diocesan properties to hide assets from sexual abuse victims.
Catholics, are you going to confession? Watch for these changes
Feb 23, 2023 / 16:00 pmThe “essential words” of the priest’s absolution formula have not been changed, but there are “two minor modifications to the preliminary part of the prayer.”