Articles by Jonah McKeown
Who are the Coptic Christians? Tragic church fire a blow to a persecuted group
Aug 15, 2022 / 14:38 pmEgypt’s Christian minority has long been regarded as a second-class group among the Muslim majority populace, and in recent years several major terrorist attacks have targeted the Coptic Christian community.
'Missionary Friends' play a major role in EWTN's success in Latin America
Aug 15, 2022 / 09:49 amEWTN is continuing to grow in Latin America, buoyed by the support of thousands of volunteers who pray and work to promote the work of the Catholic media network.
Will these African Americans be canonized?
Aug 13, 2022 / 06:00 amAmong the many Black men and women who have been declared saints in the Catholic Church, not one of them — yet — has been American. But that does not mean there aren’t numerous good candidates for the first African-American saint in the Church’s history.
Cardinal Zen to stand trial in September over role with pro-democracy fund
Aug 11, 2022 / 14:12 pmCardinal Joseph Zen is set to stand trial next month, along with four other people, in connection to his role as a trustee of a pro-democracy legal fund.
Indiana’s broad abortion ban overshadows another pro-family law passed the same day
Aug 8, 2022 / 17:04 pmIndiana’s abortion ban includes exceptions for those performed to preserve the life of the mother, as well as in instances of rape, incest, or “fatal” fetal anomaly.
Little Sisters of the Poor to close Denver nursing home after 105 years
Aug 5, 2022 / 17:00 pmThe Little Sisters of the Poor announced this week their intention to withdraw from a nursing home they have operated in Denver for more than a century, citing the need to dedicate resources to other projects.
Chinese embassy shares anti-Catholic cartoon amid Pelosi visit to Taiwan
Aug 5, 2022 / 12:47 pmThe image, created by a Chinese artist and propagandist, shows a gaunt, hooded and witchlike woman — crowned with a ring of stars, reminiscent of the Virgin Mary.
Vin Scully, legendary baseball announcer and committed Catholic, dies at 94
Aug 3, 2022 / 14:38 pmA devotee of the Virgin Mary, Scully created an audio recording of the rosary — one of many ways he witnessed to his Catholic faith.
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U.S. Department of Justice challenges Idaho abortion ban in court
Aug 2, 2022 / 20:00 pmThe U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Idaho, seeking to block the state’s trigger law which will ban abortions — with a few exceptions — beginning Aug. 25.
Kentucky Catholic Charities coordinates national aid amid devastating floods
Aug 1, 2022 / 16:42 pmThe Catholic churches in the Diocese of Lexington, Ky., are collaborating with Catholic Charities USA as well as other Christian communities to provide aid to those affected.
Choose light over darkness, Pope Francis tells young people in Iqaluit
Jul 29, 2022 / 17:55 pmSome of those indigenous people assembled to listen to the pope had met with him at the Vatican in March.
Pope Francis praises Canada’s indigenous people as he departs Québec
Jul 29, 2022 / 11:22 amThe pope's next, and final stop, in Canada is Iqaluit, in the country's northernmost territory.
Pope Francis: Complaining that the world is evil is ‘not Christian’
Jul 28, 2022 / 16:23 pmThe pope spoke Thursday evening at the Cathedral Basilica of Notre-Dame de Québec to those engaged in pastoral ministry.
Pope Francis’ Canada trip: What is Iqaluit and why is he going there?
Jul 28, 2022 / 15:50 pmPope Francis is set to fly to Iqaluit, Canada, on July 29, the last stop of his “penitential pilgrimage” to Canada.
Pope Francis: Jesus comes to us when we are at our lowest
Jul 28, 2022 / 15:34 pmAt a July 28 Mass in the historic Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré in Québec, Pope Francis preached on the hope and redemption that Christ offers in the face of shame.
Did Pope Francis meet Justin Trudeau before? Here’s what you need to know as the two meet today
Jul 27, 2022 / 16:28 pmToday’s encounter wasn’t Pope Francis’ first meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Pope Francis blesses the water, pilgrims at Lac Ste. Anne in Canada
Jul 26, 2022 / 18:45 pmPope Francis concluded his second full day in Canada with a visit to Lac Ste. Anne, the site of one of Canada’s most famous Catholic pilgrimages and a place of spiritual significance for the nation’s indigenous people.
Pope Francis preaches on sharing faith with love before 50,000 at largest stadium in Canada
Jul 26, 2022 / 14:24 pmDeveloping a theme he introduced earlier in his "penitential pilgrimage," the pope reflected on the importance of presenting the faith to others in a loving way, rather than with proselytism.
Pope Francis: Christ offers example of reconciliation through suffering
Jul 25, 2022 / 17:42 pmSpeaking to a group of Catholics at Sacred Heart parish in Edmonton July 25, Pope Francis reiterated his “shame” and sorrow at the hurt caused by Catholics during the era of Canada’s residential school system, and praised the parish community as “a house for all, open and inclusive, just as the Church should be.”
Pope Francis apologizes for harm done to indigenous Canadians at residential schools
Jul 25, 2022 / 12:17 pmIn a speech in rural Canada before a crowd of indigenous Canadian people, Pope Francis publicly apologized for the Catholic Church’s role in running much of Canada’s government-sponsored residential school system.