Articles by Kate Quiñones
Deaf Catholic community in Maryland grows with new chaplain, retreat, Eucharistic Congress
May 7, 2024 / 07:00 amFather Michael Depcik, the chaplain for the Deaf Ministry in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, is building up Catholic communities for the Deaf.
Catholic Olympic swimmer awarded presidential Medal of Freedom
May 6, 2024 / 16:15 pmKatie Ledecky, Olympic swimmer, devout Catholic, and winner of 10 Olympic medals, received the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Friday.
Hong Kong criticizes U.S. bill to rename street in honor of imprisoned human rights defender
Apr 30, 2024 / 18:10 pmU.S. Reps. Chris Smith and Tom Suozzi proposed the bill last week to honor 75-year-old Jimmy Lai, who has been jailed in Hong Kong since 2020.
Sidewalk Advocates for Life celebrates over 22,000 lives saved from abortion
Apr 29, 2024 / 06:00 am“I wish the country could see what we’re seeing in some of these more pro-life states,” said Sidewalk Advocates for Life president Lauren Muzyka.
March for the Martyrs raises awareness of persecuted Armenian Christians and more
Apr 27, 2024 / 09:20 amMarchers are setting out in the nation’s capital on Saturday to call attention to the plight of persecuted Christians throughout the world.
Florida diocese opens ‘Precious Ones’ mausoleum to support couples who lose children
Apr 26, 2024 / 09:51 amThe 44,000-pound granite mausoleum is designed for babies lost at a young age through miscarriage, sudden infant death syndrome, or stillborn births.
UK Catholic bishops discourage medical and social gender transition in pastoral statement
Apr 25, 2024 / 10:52 amThe Catholic bishops of England and Wales followed the Vatican’s lead in their April 24 statement “Intricately Woven by the Lord.”
God ‘answered a lot of prayers’: Scalise discusses faith, cancer recovery
Apr 24, 2024 / 07:15 amIn an update on his health, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise discussed with “EWTN News Nightly” the role his faith played in his recovery from blood cancer.
University of Mary student to graduate with toddler, supported by campus program for moms
Apr 24, 2024 / 06:00 amThe Saint Teresa of Calcutta Community for Mothers at University of Mary in North Dakota helps single mothers by providing room, board, child care, and community.
Catholic entrepreneur launches business startup program for teenagers
Apr 20, 2024 / 06:00 amThe 10-week virtual summer Startup Venture Challenge will teach high schoolers how to start a business.
‘I forgive whoever has done this’: Australian bishop who survived stabbing speaks out
Apr 18, 2024 / 13:35 pmBishop Mar Mari Emmanuel, who was attacked at an Australian church earlier this week, told his attacker: “You’re my son, and you’ll always be in my prayers.”
Pro-life Democrats champion government aid to pregnancy resource centers in Louisiana
Apr 16, 2024 / 15:30 pmThe program would increase the total spending on the Alternatives to Abortion program from $1 million this cycle to between $3 million and $5 million.
Survey: New priests are young and involved in their community
Apr 16, 2024 / 13:30 pmThe survey found that half of the graduating 2024 seminarians, “ordinands,” will be ordained at 31 years or younger — younger than the recent average.
New York’s Cardinal Dolan ‘safe and secure’ after sheltering amid Iranian airstrikes
Apr 15, 2024 / 18:15 pmCardinal Timothy Dolan was visiting Israel in his role as chair of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association and was set to visit various charitable organizations.
‘Christ wants to be with us’: how Catholic ministries are responding to the mental health crisis
Apr 13, 2024 / 07:30 amCatholic organizations and ministries throughout the nation have been dedicating more resources to address the mental health crisis.
Puberty blockers may cause irreversible harm to young boys, Mayo Clinic study finds
Apr 11, 2024 / 13:35 pmThe study found that adolescent boys who take puberty blockers may experience fertility problems and atrophied testes.
College sports association bans biological men from women’s sports
Apr 9, 2024 / 17:00 pmColleges such as Benedictine College and Ave Maria University are members of the NAIA, which issued a ban on biological men competing in women’s sports.
Seton Hall University names priest president following resignation of previous president
Apr 9, 2024 / 13:00 pmThe 168-year-old university had a “priest-president” for 146 years of its history, and Reilly’s appointment marks a “return” to the tradition, the university said.
The Catholic Church by the numbers: more Catholics but fewer vocations
Apr 8, 2024 / 14:45 pmWhile vocations to the priesthood and religious life have decreased overall, the Church shows signs of growth in some parts of the world — most notably Africa and Asia.
University of Mary student choir celebrates Eucharistic Revival
Apr 7, 2024 / 06:00 amChoir director Rebecca Raber hopes that through their recordings, the beauty of sacred music “will draw hearts to Christ in the Eucharist.”