Articles by Jonah McKeown
Los Angeles clergy celebrate Mass for unaccompanied migrant children
May 26, 2021 / 19:03 pmCatholic clergy in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles have been celebrating Masses this month for hundreds of unaccompanied migrant children housed in large temporary shelters.
Proposed change to brain death laws draws criticism from some doctors, ethicists
May 18, 2021 / 16:18 pmA proposed change to U.S. law concerning the determination of brain death has drawn criticism from a group of doctors, lawyers, and philosophers, who say that the proposed changes, among other things, could lead to incorrect diagnoses of brain death in patients who are in fact still alive.
New EWTN documentary on Bl. Carlo Acutis available to watch for free
May 7, 2021 / 11:00 amA new documentary about Blessed Carlo Acutis, the first millennial to be beatified by the Catholic Church, is available to watch for free this month.
Illinois bishops urge support for school choice measure, while Nebraska bill fails
May 5, 2021 / 11:00 amIllinois bishops are urging Catholics in the state to support a scholarship program funded by donations with tax credit incentives - tax credits that the governor intends to cut.
Former altar boy buys Akron church: ‘I’ll make sure it’s still taken care of’
May 4, 2021 / 10:24 amA former altar boy with close family ties to a former Catholic parish in Akron, Ohio, now has a different connection to the church’s edifice: he owns it.
.jpg?w=310&h=198)
New online course aims to foster devotion to St. Joseph
May 3, 2021 / 16:00 pmA new online course to be offered by the Archdiocese of Denver this summer will aim to teach lessons from St. Joseph, in honor of the ongoing Year of St. Joseph.
Owensboro priest's faculties reinstated by CDF
Apr 29, 2021 / 20:01 pmThe Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has reinstated the faculties of a priest of the Diocese of Owensboro despite two allegations of sexual abuse of a minor that the diocesan review board deemed “substantiated” in 2019.
What Catholics should know about brain death
Apr 22, 2021 / 04:01 amWhile the moment of human conception— the beginning of life— is well-understood and observed from a scientific standpoint, the exact moment of death can be harder to pin down.
Former Cincinnati auxiliary bishop’s role with Catholic school undetermined, as parents express concerns
Apr 16, 2021 / 14:11 pmParents at St. John the Baptist School in Hamilton County, Ohio expressed concern this week about former Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Binzer, who resigned and apologized last year after failing to report concerns about a priest to the archbishop, being assigned to pastor two churches associated with the school.
Arkansas gender-transition ban praised for protecting kids
Apr 8, 2021 / 21:19 pmThe legislature of Arkansas on April 6 overrode a veto from the governor of a bill outlawing gender-transition procedures, including surgeries and hormone treatments, for minors in the state.
Utah to require fathers to pay for half of pregnancy costs
Apr 6, 2021 / 18:19 pmA new law in Utah will require fathers to pay for half of the mother’s cost of pregnancy, making Utah the first state to mandate prenatal child support from the father.
Bishop Paprocki explores link between physical and spiritual fitness in new book
Apr 5, 2021 / 04:16 amBishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois doesn’t generally introduce himself as a runner. His first love is hockey, which, at nearly 70 years old, he still plays regularly. He even coaches the goalkeepers at a local Catholic high school.
The next hundred years of St. John Paul II’s legacy
Apr 2, 2021 / 13:00 pmPope St. John Paul II— who would have turned 100 years old May 18— was a man of great humility, whose nearly 27-year pontificate nevertheless left a lasting impression on the Catholic Church and the world, according to his biographer and others who knew the man.
Ever ancient, ever new
Mar 29, 2021 / 19:36 pmIn celebration of Holy Week, CNA's Senior Rome Correspondent Hannah Brockhaus explores a few of the Church's earliest pilgrimage traditions in Rome— and how they are celebrated today. Then, Producer Jonah McKeown talks with an expert in sacred music about some of the hymns you won't hear at Easter Mass this year, and why.
Eric Talley funeral: Catholic father of seven ‘died a hero’
Mar 29, 2021 / 14:18 pmA funeral Mass was held Monday in Denver for Officer Eric Talley, a Catholic father of seven who was killed while responding to last week’s mass shooting at a grocery store in Boulder, CO.
Bishop Paprocki: Examining conscience before communion is essential
Mar 26, 2021 / 03:12 amAmid the debate about whether Catholic public figures who support abortion should be permitted to receive Holy Communion, Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois said this week that the most important factor is a personal examination of conscience on the part of those figures.
Former Albany bishop will be investigated under ‘Vos estis’ norms
Mar 24, 2021 / 16:28 pmAn anonymous plaintiff last week filed a lawsuit against former Albany bishop Howard Hubbard, alleging that Hubbard molested him in 1977, soon after his installation as bishop.
Discovery of biblical scrolls shows importance of Greek Old Testament, scholar says
Mar 19, 2021 / 03:01 amIsraeli archaeologists announced this week the discovery of several new sets of Dead Sea Scrolls— ancient fragments of biblical text that have, for the past 70 years, contributed to scholars’ knowledge about the Old Testament.
Arkansas bans most abortions in bid to challenge Roe v Wade
Mar 10, 2021 / 17:12 pmArkansas is the latest state to pass legislation banning almost all abortions, in an effort to prompt the Supreme Court to revisit and overturn Roe v. Wade.
Actors say they have not been paid for their work on 'Roe v. Wade' film
Mar 5, 2021 / 16:28 pmSeveral actors who worked on the film “Roe v. Wade” claim they are still waiting to be paid for their work on the movie, despite shooting their scenes over two years ago.