Articles by Jonah McKeown
U.S. House passes resolution condemning attacks on pro-life centers and churches
Jan 12, 2023 / 11:10 amThe resolution also calls on the Biden administration to “protect the rights of pro-life facilities, groups, and churches.”
Retired St. Louis priest gets prison time for child pornography charges
Jan 11, 2023 / 14:00 pmVincentian Father James T. Beighlie, who ministered in St. Louis until 2021, was sentenced this week to five years in prison.
California parish faces mudslides, flooding on 5th anniversary of disaster that killed 23
Jan 10, 2023 / 15:00 pmFive years ago on Jan. 10, 2018, a massive mudslide caused by similar weather conditions killed nearly two dozen people in the town of Montecito, California.
Investigation into ‘Vatican Girl’ cold case reopened amid rekindled public interest
Jan 10, 2023 / 10:30 amEmanuela Orlandi, the 15-year-old daughter of Ercole Orlandi, an envoy of the Prefecture of the Pontifical House, disappeared on June 22, 1983.
‘Catechism in a Year’ podcast tops the charts: ‘It has a beauty that speaks to the heart’
Jan 9, 2023 / 12:30 pmThe success of “The Catechism in a Year,” hosted by Father Mike Schmitz, speaks to “the deep longing we all have to respond to God’s plan for each one of us.”
Meet me in St. Louis: SEEK24 to return to ‘Rome of the West’
Jan 9, 2023 / 10:07 amNearly 19,000 people attended the five-day SEEK23 conference at the America’s Center Convention Complex in downtown St. Louis last week.
Young Catholics converge at SEEK23: ‘I love seeing people fall in love with Jesus’
Jan 6, 2023 / 15:45 pmMore than 17,000 people descended on St. Louis this week for the SEEK23 Catholic conference, put on by the Fellowship of Catholic University Students.
Catholic speakers at SEEK23 remember Pope Benedict XVI on the day of his burial
Jan 5, 2023 / 14:55 pmSome 17,000 people are gathered in St. Louis for a weeklong conference of speakers, prayer, and fellowship put on by the Fellowship of Catholic University Students.
Personal secretary of Benedict XVI set to publish new book: Who is he?
Jan 3, 2023 / 11:00 amPope Benedict XVI’s longtime personal secretary, Archbishop Georg Gänswein, has written a firsthand account of his friend and mentor’s papacy.
Remembering Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to the United States
Jan 2, 2023 / 10:00 amPope Benedict XVI, who died Dec. 31, visited the United States only once, but he left a lasting impression.
Where Catholics live in the United States, explained in four charts
Jan 2, 2023 / 05:00 amCatholicism is the largest religious body in 36 U.S. states, and the data show that Catholicism is growing fastest in the South and West, even as it declines in the Midwest and Northeast.
U.S. lay Catholic organizations mourn the loss of Pope Emeritus Benedict
Jan 1, 2023 / 15:03 pmMajor U.S.-based lay Catholic groups expressed their gratitude for the late pope’s life and legacy.
Here are your favorite Christmas carols (kind of)
Dec 27, 2022 / 08:00 amFor the second year in a row, we at CNA conducted an informal poll on social media to determine which Christmas carol reigns supreme as our readers’ favorite.
The Christmas Truce of 1914: Here’s what really happened
Dec 25, 2022 / 10:00 amOn a chilly Christmas morning, soldiers from both sides of the trenches clambered over the barbed wire, arms raised, and shook hands.
Priests for Life's Frank Pavone: ‘The next pope can reinstate me’ to the priesthood
Dec 19, 2022 / 17:05 pm“This idea that any of this is permanent in terms of dismissal from the priesthood is simply incorrect," Frank Pavone said in an interview Monday.
Nigerian musician files lawsuit with Supreme Court challenging blasphemy conviction
Dec 16, 2022 / 14:15 pmADF International says the appeal has the potential to overturn Northern Nigeria’s blasphemy laws.
Ortega seeking to ‘destroy the Catholic Church in Nicaragua,’ advocates tell Congress
Dec 15, 2022 / 15:45 pmHuman rights experts decried the ongoing repression of the Church by Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and urged additional U.S. action to oppose Ortega’s regime.
Hungary stands out for its aid to beleaguered Christians in Iraq. Here’s why
Dec 14, 2022 / 15:44 pmHungarian President Katalin Novák visited Iraq last week, stopping at a majority-Christian town that has been rebuilt in recent years almost entirely with Hungarian support.
Federal judge allows for coverage of fertility awareness methods under health insurance
Dec 9, 2022 / 15:00 pmFertility awareness methods enable women to track their fertile cycles by charting one or more biomarkers. Couples can use this information to avoid or achieve pregnancy.
Indiana abortion doctor drops lawsuit against state attorney general
Dec 9, 2022 / 10:32 amAfter Caitlin Bernard disclosed she performed an abortion last summer on a 10-year-old Ohio child who was raped, Indiana's AG asked the state medical licensing board to discipline her.