Articles by Kevin J. Jones
Arson at Colorado pregnancy center still unsolved; FBI offers major reward for leads
Dec 1, 2022 / 14:40 pmLongmont Police Chief Jeff Satur told a Wednesday press conference that investigators have few leads.
England and Wales no longer Christian ‘by default,’ census shows
Dec 1, 2022 / 11:00 amThe latest census shows Christians there are now a minority, while the number of people who have no religious affiliation continues to grow.
Remembering the hundreds of thousands of Christians martyred in Vietnam
Nov 24, 2022 / 10:00 amFrom 1630 to 1886, somewhere between 130,000 and 300,000 Christians faced martyrdom in Vietnam, often after being held captive and brutally tortured.
Federal same-sex marriage bill still needs religious freedom fixes, bishops say
Nov 23, 2022 / 17:47 pmA pending same-sex marriage bill would "betray our country’s commitment to the fundamental right of religious liberty,” Cardinal Timothy Dolan and Bishop Robert Barron say.
Philly archbishop to head Catholic Relief Services board of directors
Nov 22, 2022 / 16:30 pmThe three-year appointment is one of the first official acts of Archbishop Timothy Broglio, the new president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Do we know enough about puberty blockers? No, according to N.Y. Times report
Nov 22, 2022 / 11:30 amThe use of puberty blockers on self-identified transgender children and teens has drawn scrutiny in a recent New York Times article.
Colorado bishops pray for ‘peace and healing’ after shooting at LGBTQ nightclub
Nov 21, 2022 / 15:00 pmThe alleged gunman entered Club Q in Colorado Springs just before midnight Saturday and began shooting. Five people were killed and dozens wounded.
FBI investigating crimes against churches, pro-life groups, director affirms
Nov 18, 2022 / 16:30 pmFBI Director Christopher Wray has reaffirmed the bureau’s commitment to investigating crimes against pro-life groups and churches.
Bishop Barron reconsecrates cemetery vandalized on Halloween
Nov 17, 2022 / 06:00 amOne or more vandals defaced Calvary Cemetery with obscene and satanic graffiti.
Gender theory confusion shows need for papal encyclical, Dutch cardinal says
Nov 16, 2022 / 07:30 amExtreme forms of gender theory have become so influential that a papal encyclical should address the topic, Dutch Cardinal Willem Eijk said.
What Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel teaches us about God’s creation, woman and man
Nov 15, 2022 / 09:00 amMichelangelo’s artistic masterpiece broke new ground in portraying the dynamic creative acts of God, art historian Elizabeth Lev said.
Arkansas’ narrow defeat of religious freedom proposal has a backstory
Nov 14, 2022 / 15:29 pmAs of Friday, 50.43% of voters rejected Issue 3, the Arkansas Religious Freedom Amendment.
‘We weep with Jesus’: Catholic bishops lament pro-abortion ballot victories
Nov 11, 2022 / 08:00 amAs pro-abortion measures won on state ballots and pro-life measures faced defeat, Catholic bishops responded to election results with profound disappointment.
With no pro-life laws, Colorado sees abortion numbers spike
Nov 8, 2022 / 12:35 pmA new study has shown that the number of abortions in Colorado has spiked, in part because more women come from out of state seeking to procure abortions.
Soros, Bloomberg pump millions into Michigan abortion push
Nov 7, 2022 / 14:15 pmBillionaires George Soros and Michael Bloomberg, joined by a “dark money” group, are funding Michigan’s Proposal 3 to make abortion a state constitutional right.
Prayer rally to defeat Michigan abortion amendment is victim of ‘pro-choice cyber attack’
Nov 4, 2022 / 16:00 pmOrganizers of the pro-life rally had asked attendees to register to help with preparations, but phony registrations came in from IP addresses in other states.
FBI: New Jersey synagogues face credible ‘broad threat’
Nov 3, 2022 / 17:00 pm“The FBI has received credible information of a broad threat to synagogues in NJ,” the Newark office of the FBI said on Twitter Thursday afternoon.
Irish priest reprimanded by bishop for homilies about sin
Nov 2, 2022 / 14:30 pmIn his sermon, the Irish priest said “you rarely hear about sin, but it’s rampant,” adding: “We see it in the promotion of abortion. We see it for example in this lunatic approach of transgenderism.”
Chicago Catholics bury the remains of indigent adults and unborn babies in annual ceremony
Nov 1, 2022 / 15:10 pm“We come here to mourn the loss of 202 souls … who were in need of a sense of compassion in the world,” Father Lawrence Sullivan, the archdiocese's cemetery director, said.
Will war chaplain Willie Doyle be Ireland’s next saint?
Oct 31, 2022 / 17:15 pmDoyle was an Irish military chaplain for the British Army who served heroically on the battlefields of World War I and died trying to rescue two Protestant soldiers.