Articles by Kevin J. Jones
Pro-life Democrat Lipiniski faces NARAL backed challenger
Mar 2, 2018 / 14:35 pmPro-life Democratic Rep. Dan Lipinski of Illinois faces a primary challenger backed by pro-abortion rights groups, putting a focus on the priorities of the Democratic Party and its sympathizers.
As Supreme Court decides fate of unions, bishops speak up
Feb 26, 2018 / 18:09 pmWith the U.S. Supreme Court hearing a case that could have a great impact on the future of public sector unions, the U.S. bishops have filed an amicus brief citing Pope Benedict XVI in opposition to “right-to-work” arguments.
Archbishop Chaput: Catholics need faith and reason, not a new paradigm
Feb 22, 2018 / 14:01 pmSt. John Paul II’s encyclical Fides et ratio will mark its 20th anniversary this year, on Sept. 14. Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia reflected on the encyclical in his essay “Believe that you may Understand” in the March 2018 issue of First Things.
Senator: Extreme EEOC nominee puts religious liberty at risk
Feb 16, 2018 / 03:28 amThe Trump administration’s re-nomination of Chai Feldblum to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission puts religious liberty and marriage in danger and should be withdrawn, one U.S. Senator said this week.
Catholic institutions aim for mission fidelity, not discrimination, defenders say
Feb 15, 2018 / 12:13 pmReports that Catholic institutions exercise unfair employment biases are undeserved, some defenders have said.
For excommunicated group, Bishop Conley discusses path to unity
Feb 1, 2018 / 16:38 pmBishop James Conley of Lincoln, Neb. is in talks with local members of the dissenting Catholic group Call to Action to lift a two-decade-old excommunication if they sincerely profess the Catholic faith.
Haitians in legal ‘limbo’ deserve a solution, Archbishop Wenski says
Jan 30, 2018 / 12:00 pmThe future of tens of thousands of Haitian migrants is unclear, after the Trump administration decided not to extend legal protections for them.
Turpin abuse case prompts debate on homeschool oversight
Jan 24, 2018 / 17:00 pmA horrifying case of alleged child abuse in a large homeschooling family in California has sparked calls for more regulation of homeschools, as well as worries such rules could mean more false reports and disruption for innocent families.
Mexico City Policy ensures US funds won't force 'abortion ideology,' backers say
Jan 22, 2018 / 14:00 pmOne year ago, President Trump reinstituted and expanded the Mexico City Policy, widening a ban on funding for NGOs that are involved in abortion—a ban that could shift tens of millions of dollars away from groups like the International Planned Parenthood Federation.
How a nuns' home is helping girls freed from sex trafficking
Jan 11, 2018 / 10:03 amThe numbers are staggering. Each year in the U.S. alone, some 300,000 minors are victims of sex trafficking.
Commentators Douthat and Faggioli to debate Pope Francis
Jan 10, 2018 / 12:00 pmTwo commentators on Pope Francis, New York Times columnist Ross Douthat and Villanova University theology professor Massimo Faggioli, will debate the Pope’s impact on the U.S. and the Church.
The story behind an anti-Nazi priest and a Florida miracle
Jan 9, 2018 / 16:57 pmMore people need to know about the Dutch priest Blessed Titus Brandsma and his heroic death in a Nazi concentration camp, according to a Florida priest who says Brandsma’s intercession led to a miraculous healing from cancer.
Facebook bias crippling Catholic ads, critic says
Jan 3, 2018 / 15:22 pmA Facebook-based Catholic fundraising campaign suffered “critical” delays in the key donation period between Thanksgiving and Christmas, and Facebook’s new scrutiny of ads aimed at religious audiences is to blame, one social media expert has charged.
Near Texas-Mexico border, Catholics plan a community of encounter
Dec 28, 2017 / 00:01 amA partnership among the Diocese of Brownsville, businesses, and other community partners aims to create a self-sustaining space where area residents can learn, play, find services, and meet others from different backgrounds.
Proposed Catholic hospital mega-merger assessed by Church officials
Dec 14, 2017 / 20:00 pmCatholic ethics and church law must be at the center of a merger of two major Catholic health care systems that, if approved, will create the largest non-profit health system in the country, an archdiocesan official says.
Companies admit illegal fetal tissue sales, end California operations. Is Planned Parenthood next?
Dec 12, 2017 / 16:10 pmThe trade in fetal tissue from aborted babies proved costly for two bioscience companies who will admit fault, cease California operations and meet the terms of a legal settlement close to $7.8 million in value for violating state and federal laws against the purchase or sale of fetal tissue.
Soros money means legal trouble for Amnesty's Ireland abortion campaign
Dec 11, 2017 / 17:00 pmAmnesty International is in no position to oppose an Irish law against foreign political funding now that it is under scrutiny for taking money from U.S. financier George Soros’ Open Society Foundations to target the country’s abortion restrictions, Irish pro-life advocates have said.
With prayer and aid, Catholics rally around California wildfire victims
Dec 8, 2017 / 16:45 pmThe massive wildfires of California have drawn calls for prayer and assistance from the U.S. bishops, as Catholic Charities affiliates in the state work to aid victims.
The devastating but little-noticed DRC refugee crisis
Dec 8, 2017 / 15:49 pmEvery day, thousands of people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are forced to flee their homes.
Pope Francis prays for Honduras as election crisis turns deadly
Dec 7, 2017 / 00:09 amA contested national election in Honduras has enflamed a civil crisis, leading Pope Francis to pray on Sunday for Hondurans to “peacefully overcome the current difficult moment.”