Articles by Kate Quiñones
Catechesis of the Good Shepherd celebrates 70 years
Aug 18, 2024 / 06:00 amThe Montessori-inspired catechesis for young children founded by Sofia Cavalletti is celebrating 70 years since its founding.
‘Courage’ a Catholic ministry for those with same-sex attraction, offers healing and support
Aug 17, 2024 / 08:30 amThe organization Courage International, which offers pastoral support for men and women who experience same-sex attraction, held its conference July 25–28.
American Society of Plastic Surgeons says it has not endorsed transgender surgery for teens
Aug 16, 2024 / 06:00 amThe American Society of Plastic Surgeons has come out saying there is “considerable uncertainty” surrounding these surgical treatments.
Parents sue Colorado school for secretly facilitating daughter’s gender transition
Aug 14, 2024 / 14:36 pmA school counselor at Brighton High School secretly connected the 14-year-old girl with a transgender therapist.
Oklahoma school board rescinds contract for Catholic charter school
Aug 13, 2024 / 14:25 pmIn late June the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled against the school’s establishment and ordered the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board to drop its contract.
Catholic women discuss the challenges of modern dating culture
Aug 12, 2024 / 16:50 pmA quarter of 40-year-olds in the U.S. had never been married, Pew Research found in 2021. The Catholic marriage rate has plummeted by about 70%.
Lila Rose on 2024 task for pro-life movement, podcast debut on EWTN
Aug 10, 2024 / 10:00 amOn the occasion of her podcast joining the EWTN programming lineup, Lila Rose discussed the task currently before America’s pro-life movement.
Boston Archbishop-elect Henning: ‘My mission is going to be the people in front of me’
Aug 10, 2024 / 08:00 amIn an interview with “EWTN News In Depth,” Archbishop-elect Richard Henning, 59, said the call from the apostolic nuncio caught him by surprise.
Young Catholic scientists research blindness in program that ties together faith and science
Aug 10, 2024 / 06:00 amUniversity of Mary Summer Undergraduate Research Vocation Experience program brings students together for scientific research and faith formation.
Maine Catholic schools to be excluded from tuition grant program
Aug 9, 2024 / 14:26 pmThe state of Maine will fund private or public schools — even out of state — but Catholic schools are not included.
10 quotes from Edith Stein on what it means to be a woman
Aug 9, 2024 / 04:00 amOn Aug. 9 the Catholic Church celebrates the life of philosopher, writer, and religious sister St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, commonly known as Edith Stein.
The Catholic University of America receives $1 million grant for campuswide virtue effort
Aug 8, 2024 / 15:16 pmThe Catholic University of America (CUA) has received an Institutional Impact grant to expand its programs designed to cultivate virtue in students.
Election 2024: Culture of life, culture of death square off
Aug 8, 2024 / 06:00 amTwo recently launched media campaigns illustrate the epic clash between the culture of life and the culture of death taking place in this year’s U.S. elections.
‘Radiate Love’: how California Catholics are celebrating marriage and family
Aug 6, 2024 / 13:39 pmCalifornia Catholic bishops are launching a yearlong initiative to celebrate and encourage marriage and families through educational and parish-based resources.
Oklahoma Supreme Court declines to stay ruling to rescind religious charter school contract
Aug 6, 2024 / 13:09 pmThe state Supreme Court denied a stay of a recent ruling that required the Statewide Charter School Board rescind a contract with a Catholic charter school.
‘One of a kind’ Eucharistic boat procession set to roll down Mississippi River
Aug 6, 2024 / 12:34 pmA procession of house, tug, and steamboats is set to launch in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Aug. 14 and land in New Orleans the following evening.
Jimmy Lai remains in solitary confinement after Hong Kong trial delayed until November
Aug 5, 2024 / 17:01 pmMedia mogul and pro-democracy advocate Jimmy Lai will remain in solitary confinement after a Hong Kong court delayed his national security trial.
Religious sister speaks to 6,000 at National Eucharistic Congress about mental health
Aug 3, 2024 / 07:00 amSister Josephine Garrett’s breakout session on mental health attracted en estimated 6,000 people at the National Eucharistic Congress.
All-boys, scholarship-funded Jesuit Catholic school to open in Cincinnati
Aug 2, 2024 / 16:51 pmWith the help of state scholarships and private donors, Xavier Jesuit Academy will open this August, reviving a building that has been unused for more than 30 years.
California bishops urge officials to place homeless in mental health, housing programs
Aug 2, 2024 / 15:05 pm“The greatest travesty would be for those whose camps are removed to be then left in this hot climate without shelters ...” the bishops said in a July 29 statement.