Articles by Kate Quiñones
Texas judge rules states can revive challenge to abortion pill
Jan 17, 2025 / 17:35 pmTrump-appointed Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk ruled Thursday that Idaho, Kansas, and Missouri can pursue legal action to prohibit the FDA from allowing online prescriptions.
6 things the pro-life movement is hoping the incoming Trump administration will do
Jan 17, 2025 / 16:35 pmPro-life advocates and policy experts are hopeful that the new administration will take concrete actions on behalf of the unborn in the post-Roe landscape.
Philadelphia archbishop launches ‘missionary hubs’ to reach the ‘missing 83%’
Jan 17, 2025 / 06:00 amArchbishop Nelson Pérez has decided to launch a missionary outreach program to reach the 83% of baptized Catholics who are missing from the pews in his archdiocese.
Virginia pro-abortion ballot proposal advances
Jan 16, 2025 / 17:15 pmThe amendment would ensure a “fundamental right to reproductive freedom,” protecting abortion in the first two trimesters and in the third trimester with some restrictions.
Bishop urges prayer, forgiveness on Roe anniversary: ‘No sin is beyond God’s mercy’
Jan 14, 2025 / 13:00 pm“No matter the circumstances of the abortion, we must recognize the often-silent grief of parents for their child,” Bishop Daniel Thomas said.
Former CNA intern finds her vocation at SEEK: Sister Tonia’s discernment journey
Jan 9, 2025 / 06:00 amSister Tonia of the Heart of Jesus Borsellino became a religious sister of the Mercedarians of the Blessed Sacrament and shared her discernment story with CNA.
Catholics challenge Maine law excluding faith-based schools from tuition assistance program
Jan 8, 2025 / 18:00 pmCatholic parents who live in rural Maine are challenging a state law that excludes most faith-based schools from Maine’s rural tuition assistance program.
Young adults share SEEK’s influence in their search for Christ in Salt Lake City
Jan 6, 2025 / 16:20 pmTwo young adults who attended SEEK25 in Salt Lake City to seek Christ and learn more about the Catholic faith share their stories.
‘A great witness’: SEEK25 wraps up in Salt Lake City
Jan 5, 2025 / 15:00 pmThe SEEK conference, held at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City from Jan. 1–5, is more like a family reunion than a retreat, attendees observed.
‘A little taste of heaven:’ Eucharistic adoration ‘high point’ of SEEK event, attendees say
Jan 4, 2025 / 20:35 pmOn Friday night, thousands of young Catholics transformed a spacious convention center ballroom into a solemn oasis of prayer and Eucharistic adoration.
SEEK to be held next year in Colorado, Ohio, and Texas
Jan 3, 2025 / 19:35 pmSEEK25, which is being held in both Salt Lake City and Washington, D.C., this year, brought a record-breaking 21,115 attendees from the U.S. and Canada.
Record numbers of young adults flock to Salt Lake City for SEEK25
Jan 2, 2025 / 20:45 pmMore than 21,000 people have begun the new year seeking Jesus at the biggest Catholic young adult conference of the year in the U.S.
Massachusetts Catholic school expands with $20 million classical-inspired building
Dec 28, 2024 / 06:00 amA group of home schooling moms in Massachusetts banded together more than a decade ago with a vision: a classical Catholic school centered on Christ.
Widows of Prayer: How women who have lost their husbands are keeping the faith
Dec 22, 2024 / 07:00 amThe Diocese of Columbus, Ohio, has approved the establishment of an Order of Widows, a private association of the faithful.
Florida woman convicted in conspiracy targeting pro-life pregnancy resource centers
Dec 20, 2024 / 17:30 pmA Florida woman was convicted on Thursday for conspiracy targeting pro-life pregnancy resource centers, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Friday.
Biden to meet with Pope Francis in January to discuss ‘peace’
Dec 19, 2024 / 19:45 pmU.S. President Joe Biden accepted an invitation to visit Pope Francis next month and discuss efforts to advance peace, the White House announced on Thursday.
U.S. bishops designate National Shrine as Jubilee 2025 pilgrimage site
Dec 19, 2024 / 14:25 pmFor pilgrims who can’t travel to Rome, the bishops are expected to designate important local shrines and pilgrimage sites as special sites for the Jubilee 2025 Year.
State tax credit for donations to maternity homes is a money saver, study shows
Dec 19, 2024 / 13:55 pmA pro-family tax credit program in Missouri saves taxpayers nearly $600,000 a year while supporting mothers, a report found.
Lower confirmation ages, stronger catechesis: Dioceses seek to strengthen faith of youth
Dec 19, 2024 / 05:15 amThese decisions indicate a growing desire to strengthen the formation of youth in the Catholic faith.
Judge acquits 76-year-old Canadian pro-life activist
Dec 17, 2024 / 16:40 pmLinda Gibbons was on trial for holding up a sign outside a Toronto abortion facility that performs abortions up to the middle of the second trimester of pregnancy.