Articles by Kate Quiñones
Voters in Nebraska will have a choice between two competing abortion measures
Oct 22, 2024 / 06:00 amChelsey Youman of Human Coalition Action on “EWTN News In Depth” said that amid a “disinformation” campaign, Nebraska is “fighting back.”
Biden administration to mandate insurance coverage of over-the-counter contraceptives
Oct 21, 2024 / 12:15 pmThe new rule requires insurance companies to remove the prescription requirement for coverage of contraception.
‘Transformational’ Catholic college-prep program serves low-income families
Oct 20, 2024 / 06:00 amThe Cristo Rey Network implements a “Corporate Work Study” program that places students at professional jobs all summer and during the school year.
Judge orders mental competency evaluation for L.A. bishop’s alleged murderer
Oct 18, 2024 / 16:45 pmCarlos Medina was charged with murder last year for allegedly shooting and killing Bishop David O’Connell, Los Angeles’ 69-year-old auxiliary bishop.
Catholic university in Florida stages rally against state abortion amendment
Oct 18, 2024 / 16:15 pmAve Maria University is set to host a major rally Sunday against Florida’s pro-abortion ballot measure.
Young mother jailed for 3.5 years for blocking abortion entrance
Oct 18, 2024 / 12:00 pmBevelyn Beatty Williams reported to the Federal Correctional Institution in Aliceville, Alabama, after the judge denied her appeal request.
Montana becomes an abortion battleground state with advocacy groups spending millions
Oct 16, 2024 / 16:10 pmIf passed, the initiative would amend the state constitution “to expressly provide a right to make and carry out decisions about one’s own pregnancy.”
These three states have school choice on the ballot
Oct 15, 2024 / 17:05 pmColorado and Kentucky have amendments on the ballot to promote school choice, while Nebraska has a ballot measure that could repeal a scholarship program.
Colorado moves to repeal religious freedom protection in ‘universal’ preschool program
Oct 15, 2024 / 16:51 pmColorado state officials repealed a religious freedom protection in the state’s Universal Preschool program amid an ongoing legal battle.
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day: how 2 ministries are helping grieving families
Oct 15, 2024 / 12:30 pmRed Bird Ministries and Sursum Corda are two Catholic groups who help families who have endured miscarriages and infant loss.
National Eucharistic Revival continues Year of Mission with bilingual outreach
Oct 14, 2024 / 18:10 pmThe Year of Mission continues with a series of bilingual webinars about evangelization.
Michigan’s Gov. Whitmer apologizes for how Dorito video was ‘construed’
Oct 14, 2024 / 14:55 pmThe viral video shows Gov. Gretchen Whitmer feeding Liz Plank, a Canadian author, journalist, and influencer, a Dorito chip during a session of “Chip Chat.”
Michigan’s Catholic bishops condemn Gov. Whitmer’s chip video as ‘mocking’ faithful
Oct 11, 2024 / 19:40 pmThe video, posted on Thursday and which quickly went viral, shows Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer feeding a journalist a Dorito chip.
New translations of texts used for Eucharistic adoration to go into effect in December
Oct 11, 2024 / 15:30 pmThe new translation of the ritual book also affects any other distribution of holy Communion outside of Mass, which may take place for pastoral needs.
UPDATE: Colleges with strong Catholic identity see record enrollment in fall 2024
Oct 11, 2024 / 07:00 amAmid low enrollment at academic institutions across the country, Catholic colleges and universities with strong Catholic identities have bucked the trend.
United Nations human rights watchdog speaks out against men competing in women’s sports
Oct 9, 2024 / 16:10 pmThe United Nations special rapporteur on violence against women and girls demanded that member countries preserve female spaces in sports.
States continue to report high levels of home schooling after pandemic boost, study finds
Oct 9, 2024 / 12:35 pmThe Johns Hopkins School of Education’s Homeschool Research Lab found that 90% of states that shared numbers reported that home schooling had increased.
Oklahoma Catholic charter school petitions U.S. Supreme Court to consider approval
Oct 8, 2024 / 17:30 pmThe Oklahoma Supreme Court had ruled that the Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board could not authorize a charter with a Catholic school.
Los Angeles Catholic church repeatedly vandalized in possible ‘hate crime’
Oct 8, 2024 / 14:30 pm“It is dispiriting and unnerving,” Father Michael Wakefield said. “Our churches are places of peace where God’s love is proclaimed.”
Georgia Supreme Court reinstates 6-week ‘heartbeat’ law
Oct 7, 2024 / 19:15 pmThe Georgia Supreme Court reinstated on Monday the state’s heartbeat law, a six-week limit on abortion known as the LIFE Act, after a judge overturned it last week.