Articles by Jonah McKeown
Why this saint is the patron of souls in purgatory
Sep 10, 2022 / 06:00 amFor St. Nicholas of Tolentino, the Catholic imperative to pray for the dead was made very real to him.
Report assesses threats to religious pro-life Americans following overturn of Roe v. Wade
Sep 9, 2022 / 12:12 pmThe Religious Freedom Institute concluded that conditions remain in place for more attacks against pro-life entities and people to occur in 2022 and into 2023.
Pope Francis praises Queen Elizabeth’s ‘steadfast witness of faith in Jesus Christ’
Sep 8, 2022 / 13:58 pmPope Francis in a telegram late Thursday offered his condolences and prayers upon the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and the head of the Church of England.
Updated: Cardinal Nichols pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth II after her death at 96
Sep 8, 2022 / 10:03 am“Even in my sorrow, shared with so many around the world, I am filled with an immense sense of gratitude for the gift to the world that has been the life of Queen Elizabeth II."
Omaha archdiocese to delay and revise new gender identity policy
Sep 7, 2022 / 16:00 pmUnder the policy, all students, parents, and employees would have been required to “act toward a person in accordance with his or her biological sex at birth.”
Prince Albert diocese prays for victims of Canada stabbings
Sep 7, 2022 / 15:30 pmFollowing a stabbing spree in rural Canada that left at least 10 dead and 18 injured, the local Catholic diocese is praying for victims and first responders.
Archbishop: Despite cause’s setback, Capodanno’s example is ‘uplifting for the whole Church’
Sep 7, 2022 / 10:33 amA Sept. 6 Mass marking the 55th anniversary of the death of Servant of God Vincent Capodanno took place just one month after consultants to the Vatican body tasked with judging possible saints recommended the suspension of his cause.
Department of Veterans Affairs to offer abortions in certain cases nationwide
Sep 2, 2022 / 12:50 pmThe Department of Veterans Affairs announced Friday that it would begin providing abortions in the case of threats to the life and health of the mother, or in cases of rape or incest.
Filipino nuns charged with funding terrorists deny links to communist group
Sep 2, 2022 / 10:24 amA group of Filipino nuns has strongly denied any connection with terrorist activities after facing charges last month brought by the government under an anti-terror law.
China defiant in face of Uyghurs UN report
Sep 1, 2022 / 16:01 pmA highly anticipated report from the United Nations chronicles China’s mistreatment of the Uyghur ethnic group, a Muslim minority in the far western region of Xinjiang that according to the United States is suffering genocide.
Catholic Charities joins water crisis relief effort in Jackson, Mississippi
Sep 1, 2022 / 12:47 pmThe city's water supply was severely disrupted last week when flooding damaged the pumps at a major water treatment plant.
Abducted American religious sister freed in Burkina Faso
Aug 31, 2022 / 14:00 pmAn American religious sister ministering in Burkina Faso who was kidnapped in April is free and safe after nearly five months of captivity, according to her congregation and the local diocese.
St. Louis priest to have arrest record expunged after sexual abuse cases dropped
Aug 30, 2022 / 15:00 pmA circuit judge ruled Aug. 25 that Father Xiu Hui “Joseph” Jiang had met the legal burden to have his 2014 arrest expunged.
Who will vote for a new pope after Francis? A look at the cardinals by the numbers
Aug 25, 2022 / 15:37 pmOn Aug. 27, Pope Francis will create 20 new cardinals, bringing the total number in the college to 229.
Kidnapped Nigerian religious sisters released
Aug 23, 2022 / 15:19 pmFour religious sisters who were kidnapped while on their way to Mass Aug. 21 have been released, according to their order.
Abortion ‘trigger laws’ in three states to take effect this week
Aug 23, 2022 / 14:44 pm“Trigger laws” banning most abortions with limited exceptions are set to take effect in three states — Texas, Idaho, and Tennessee — on Thursday, Aug. 25.
In St. Louis, this Catholic rallies her community to treat Afghan immigrants ‘like Jesus’
Aug 22, 2022 / 08:00 amBy the time the Taliban captured Kabul at the end of August 2021 and began ruling with oppression, hundreds of thousands of men, women, and children had fled the country, many seeking a new life in the United States.
Catholic food pantries struggle with demand as inflation soars
Aug 20, 2022 / 12:30 pmAmid the highest levels of inflation seen in the United States in four decades, food pantries across the country — many of which are run by Catholics — are seeing an increased demand for their services.
UN: China’s mistreatment of the Uyghurs amounts to modern-day slavery
Aug 17, 2022 / 14:54 pmIn recent years, China has detained Uyghurs in hundreds of “reeducation camps” and reportedly subjected them to torture and political indoctrination.
Nuns in the Philippines charged with aiding terrorists
Aug 16, 2022 / 15:00 pmMore than a dozen people, including several Catholic nuns, have been charged under the Philippines’ strict anti-terror law with allegedly financing terrorists.