Articles by Kevin J. Jones
Facebook abortion ads prompt call for pro-life action
Jan 15, 2013 / 00:02 amFacebook must be called on to refuse abortion ads that target U.K. women, says a pro-life leader who warns the practice “threatens to further commercialize the killing of unborn children.”
Pope's Twitter success praised as evangelization breakthrough
Jan 11, 2013 / 13:30 pmPope Benedict's mass of 2.5 million followers in eight languages during his first month on Twitter has one Vatican priest calling the pontiff's online presence “a new frontier” of evangelization.
Illinois priest on leave after 911 handcuff call
Jan 11, 2013 / 00:03 amA priest of the Diocese of Springfield is on leave after he dialed 911 asking for help getting out of handcuffs – a call that has been replayed across the internet.
Fla. Catholic conference energizes thousands of college students
Jan 9, 2013 / 00:03 amThe Seek 2013 gathering brought thousands of Catholic college students to Orlando, Florida's Swan and Dolphin Hotel Jan. 2-6, encouraging attendees to search for what God wants for them in life.
Catholic convert and Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork remembered
Dec 20, 2012 / 04:01 amJudge Robert H. Bork, a Catholic convert whose defeated Supreme Court nomination helped ensure the continued dominance of legal abortion in the U.S., died Wednesday morning at the age of 85.
Irish pro-lifers: abortion legislation will have election consequences
Dec 19, 2012 / 04:07 amPro-life leaders in Ireland have warned that the Fine Gael-run government’s introduction of legislation to legalize abortion will have consequences for the party at the next election.
Irish government proposals would allow abortion
Dec 18, 2012 / 15:19 pmThe Irish government has announced that it will introduce legislation on abortion that will legalize the procedure in cases where the mother’s life is at risk, drawing criticism pro-life advocates.
Catholic priests respond quickly to Conn. school shooting
Dec 14, 2012 / 12:04 pmSeveral priests of the Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport responded quickly to the mass murder of adults and schoolchildren at a Newtown, Conn. elementary school, rushing to the scene to comfort victims and their relatives.
Catholics see two sides to Michigan's new union limits
Dec 14, 2012 / 04:14 amCatholic commentators have weighed in on both sides of the controversial “right to work” labor bill in the longtime union stronghold of Michigan, with some warning that the law puts workers’ rights at risk while others say the bill reflects workers’ individual choices.
Bishops say Our Lady of Guadalupe still brings Christ to Americas
Dec 12, 2012 / 16:57 pmNearly five hundred years later, Our Lady of Guadalupe is still drawing men and women of the Americas to Christ, two U.S. Catholic bishops said at the “Ecclesia in America” conference in Rome.
New Orange bishop encourages Catholic unity in diversity
Dec 11, 2012 / 11:39 amIn his first homily as head of the Orange diocese, Bishop Kevin Vann urged Catholics to help build up the Body of Christ and to shape the culture, not be shaped by it.
Advent is a 'season of Mary,' Archbishop Gomez says
Dec 11, 2012 / 04:16 amArchbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles is describing Advent as “a season of Mary” and a time for Catholics to “turn to Mary in a new way.”
Cardinal encourages creative Catholic unity across Americas
Dec 10, 2012 / 11:36 amCardinal Marc Ouellet, the prefect of the Vatican’s Congregation for Bishops, opened an international meeting on the Catholic Church in the Americas with a homily encouraging creative unity to advance new evangelization across two continents.
Former Episcopal priest grateful to Pope for Catholic ordinariate
Dec 8, 2012 / 13:33 pmFormer Episcopal priest Laurence Gipson, who became Catholic in October, says his reaction to the Catholic ordinariate for former Anglicans is one of “gratitude.”
Notre Dame's creation of 'GLBTQ' student organization draws concern
Dec 6, 2012 / 15:23 pmThe University of Notre Dame has established a “GLBTQ” student organization that one critic says is “astonishingly extensive” and provides a potential venue for homosexual activists to undermine Catholic teaching.
Wyoming Catholic College dismisses chaplain for misbehavior
Dec 6, 2012 / 04:03 amWyoming Catholic College has discharged its new chaplain Father Stuart MacDonald following the discovery of a “pattern of misbehavior” around students such as excess drinking and bad language.
Judge blocks Calif. 'gay therapy' law over free speech concerns
Dec 5, 2012 / 04:02 amA federal judge has temporarily blocked a California law that bars therapy to change the behaviors or orientations of those with same-sex attractions under 18, ruling that a lawsuit against it will likely succeed on free speech grounds.
Archbishop Tobin asks Catholics to evangelize with passion
Dec 4, 2012 / 04:27 amArchbishop Joseph William Tobin was installed as the sixth Archbishop of Indianapolis on Monday, calling on Catholics to live the Gospel as a personal encounter with Jesus.
Irish pro-life group insists abortion on demand is likely
Nov 29, 2012 / 02:20 amAn Irish pro-life group has reiterated its opposition to proposed new regulations or laws on abortion, warning that these would effectively allow “abortion on demand.”
Drop in abortion numbers could reflect changing attitudes
Nov 27, 2012 / 04:01 amA new government report estimates the number of U.S. abortions dropped five percent in 2009, drawing praise from pro-life advocates and researchers who say the drop could be due in part to an increase in the numbers of pro-life Americans.