Articles by Kate Quiñones
Catholic school files claim after Wisconsin school district refuses to sell vacant building
Jul 10, 2024 / 06:00 amA Catholic school has taken legal action after a Wisconsin school district refused to sell them an elementary school building that has sat empty for two years.
Oklahoma Catholic charter school to appeal to Supreme Court in public funding dispute
Jul 9, 2024 / 13:02 pmSt. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School was set to launch in August as an online, tuition-free, Catholic K-12 charter school.
Catholic Charities responds to Hurricane Beryl power outages and flooding
Jul 8, 2024 / 19:15 pmHurricane Beryl made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane at about 4 a.m. local time Monday on the Gulf Coast of Texas.
Proposed Arkansas abortion ballot measure is ‘extreme,’ ‘unsafe,’ critics warn
Jul 8, 2024 / 14:50 pmThe ballot measure proposes an amendment that would enshrine abortion as a right in the state constitution for the first half of a pregnancy.
Wisconsin Catholics, bishop voice support for life as swing state wrestles with abortion
Jul 6, 2024 / 09:00 amAs the 2024 U.S. presidential election heats up, a Wisconsin bishop is calling on President Joe Biden to consider “the dignity of life.”
Kansas top court strikes down pro-life protections against dismemberment abortions
Jul 5, 2024 / 18:40 pmThe court overturned a 2015 ban of dilation and evacuation, or “D&E,” abortion, a procedure that is banned in more than 30 states.
Christians face ‘devastating’ persecution under Pakistani blasphemy laws, expert says
Jul 5, 2024 / 10:35 amA court in Punjab recently sentenced Ehsan Shan to death for sharing “hateful content” against Muslims on social media.
Cardinal calls for beatification, canonization of WWII heroine and nurse from Malaysia
Jul 4, 2024 / 10:00 amSybil Kathigasu is a heroine and lay martyr who protected information and housed and nursed local members of the anti-Japanese resistance.
CUA to establish Hispanic ministry chair in honor of Cardinal Seán O’Malley
Jul 4, 2024 / 08:00 amThe Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley Endowed Chair for Hispanic Ministry and Evangelization will reside in the School of Theology and Religious Studies.
Perpetrators to be ‘held accountable’ after vandalism against pregnancy center
Jul 2, 2024 / 15:00 pmHeartbeat of Miami has “reached a favorable settlement” with vandals who graffitied its property in June 2022, according to a June 28 press release.
Meet the crop of new leaders in Catholic higher education
Jul 1, 2024 / 06:00 amOf the more than 200 Catholic colleges and universities in the United States, several are in the midst of major leadership transitions. Here’s a look at the most recent.
‘It’s filled me with so much hope’: National Eucharistic Pilgrimage passes through Wisconsin
Jun 28, 2024 / 18:10 pmThe light of the overcast evening was fading as pilgrims gathered for a Holy Hour of Eucharistic adoration on Tuesday at St. Peter’s Catholic Church.
Oklahoma mandates that the Bible be integrated in classroom instruction
Jun 28, 2024 / 17:40 pm“The Bible is an indispensable historical and cultural touchstone,” Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters said Thursday.
Catholic university grads report high levels of fulfillment, moral thinking, survey finds
Jun 28, 2024 / 06:00 amThe study found that in areas such as life goals, graduates of Catholic universities and colleges had more of a sense of “direction.”
St. Irenaeus of Lyon: the legacy of the early Church father and doctor of unity
Jun 28, 2024 / 04:00 amIrenaeus grew up to write vastly influential documents that witnessed to the early Church’s understanding of topics ranging from the Old Testament to the Eucharist.
Expert says Supreme Court should ‘do the right thing’ on child transgender procedures
Jun 26, 2024 / 11:00 amThe Supreme Court will review the 2023 Tennessee law that banned hormone therapy and puberty blockers for gender-confused minors.
‘Breathtaking’: through the cornfields with Jesus in Nebraska Eucharistic pilgrimage
Jun 26, 2024 / 05:00 amThe route followed a gravel road, visible from Interstate 80, which crossed through cornfields amid the distant hum of semitrucks and cars.
Top Republican senator says faith is ‘the foundation for pretty much everything I do’
Jun 25, 2024 / 14:15 pmSen. John Thune told EWTN News that “at an early age, I made a profession of faith in Christ, and that’s been the foundation for pretty much everything I do.”
How principals and Partnership Schools are keeping historic inner-city Catholic schools alive
Jun 23, 2024 / 07:00 amThe Partnership Schools model enables dioceses to retain ownership of the schools while the Partnership takes full responsibility for them.
Catholic abbey and Baptist university exchange land ‘to build up the kingdom’
Jun 21, 2024 / 06:00 amIn exchange for the transfer of the 74-acre Oklahoma Baptist University Green Campus to St. Gregory’s Abbey, OBU will receive two parcels of land.