Articles by Jonah McKeown
Albany Diocese to undertake planning process that could close one-third of its parishes
Apr 9, 2025 / 15:37 pmBishop Edward Scharfenberger in an April 7 letter said the planning initiative is focused on evangelization and better stewardship of the Church’s assets.
Catholics now outnumber Anglicans among Gen Z in the UK, study suggests
Apr 8, 2025 / 14:56 pmA report from the Bible Society, a U.K. charity that translates and distributes the Bible, found that the practice of Christianity in general is growing in the U.K.
Stray bullet breaches brand-new Detroit high school chapel; no injuries reported
Apr 7, 2025 / 16:47 pmPolice said the bullet entered St. Peter Claver chapel at around 7:50 a.m. on April 7. There were no reported injuries, and police are canvassing the neighborhood.
What’s so ‘wrong’ with the Vatican flag?
Apr 5, 2025 / 06:00 amA commonly-used design for the Vatican flag, flown frequently even at the Vatican itself, contains a small but easily-noticed error. Does it really matter?
Former cardinal Theodore McCarrick dies at 94
Apr 4, 2025 / 15:47 pmA spokeswoman for the Archdiocese of Washington on Friday shared a statement with CNA in which Cardinal Robert McElroy confirmed McCarrick’s passing.
Oregon sees increase in lethal suicide prescriptions; many patients unaccounted for
Apr 4, 2025 / 14:18 pmNearly a third of all patients who were prescribed lethal drugs last year in Oregon are unaccounted for.
Leader of ‘black mass’ arrested at Kansas Capitol after punching protester
Mar 28, 2025 / 17:05 pmCatholic leaders in the state while deploring the planned sacriligious “black mass” had called for peaceful and prayerful resistance.
Prayer and peaceful protest planned in response to ‘black mass’ in Kansas
Mar 27, 2025 / 15:50 pmTo counter the Satanic event, Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas, will lead a Eucharistic Holy Hour at Assumption Catholic Church.
Diocese promotes day of ‘unplugging’ from screens, devices for Lent
Mar 26, 2025 / 16:45 pmThe Diocese of Arlington, Virginia, is promoting a “Diocesan Day of Unplugging” on March 28 as a Lenten fasting discipline.
Education as a path to peace: Catholic order raises funds to restore Holy Land schools
Mar 24, 2025 / 06:00 amThe Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem is leading a campaign to renovate and modernize dozens of schools in the Holy Land.
Kansas City archbishop settles lawsuit against Satanist group over alleged stolen Eucharist
Mar 21, 2025 / 11:30 amArchbishop Joseph Naumann had on March 14 filed a lawsuit in Leavenworth County District Court seeking an order to secure the safe return of the Eucharist.
UPDATE: Wichita Catholic church vandalized with hate speech; federal authorities investigating
Mar 17, 2025 / 16:10 pmAccording to the Wichita Police Department, officers responded to a reported burglary at St. Patrick Parish on the morning of March 15.
Five years later: How some parishes are thriving after weathering COVID lockdowns
Mar 15, 2025 / 06:00 amFive years ago this week, public health orders issued amid the uncertainty of the novel coronavirus turned Mass schedules across the country and the world upside down.
UPDATED: Which states protect churches from closure, 5 years after COVID lockdowns?
Mar 13, 2025 / 13:50 pmThere is now legal precedent at the federal level suggesting that states may never shut down worship entirely again.
Kansas governor says ‘black mass’ must take place outside state capitol building
Mar 12, 2025 / 18:55 pmThe organizer of the group planning the “black mass” has been telephoning the Kansas Catholic Conference to boast of his intention to “kill Jesus.”
Rodrigo Duterte, ex-Philippine president, arrested for alleged crimes against humanity
Mar 11, 2025 / 17:15 pmThe country’s bishops had long been vocal in their opposition to Duterte, including his “war on drugs,” and opposed his call to reinstate the death penalty for illegal drug use.
Indian state could introduce the death penalty for religious conversions
Mar 10, 2025 / 17:45 pmMadhya Pradesh’s anti-conversion law had already since 2021 resulted in sentences of 10 years in jail for violators.
Kansas bishops call for prayers, plan legal response to planned ‘black mass’
Mar 7, 2025 / 16:20 pmThe Catholic Bishops of Kansas said Thursday that they are “aware of a sacrilegious event scheduled to take place later this month inside the state Capitol.”
Maryland bishops say tax deduction change could hurt charitable giving
Mar 6, 2025 / 15:35 pmThe Maryland Catholic Conference warned that the proposed change could have “unintended consequences” on charitable giving in the state.
‘Perpetual Pilgrims’ chosen to walk 3,300 miles with the Eucharist this summer
Mar 6, 2025 / 15:05 pmThe latest iteration of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage, dubbed the Drexel Route, was announced in mid-February, while the pilgrims’ biographies were posted this week.