Articles by Kevin J. Jones
Big-spending abortion backers target Kansas ballot measure, but pro-lifers hope for win
Jul 31, 2022 / 04:00 amBackers of the Value Them Both Amendment expect to be outspent but are confident they will prevail at the ballot box on Tuesday, Aug. 2.
Six years after grisly murder, France remembers Father Jacques Hamel
Jul 26, 2022 / 17:16 pmHamel was killed at the church on July 26, 2016, by supporters of the Islamic State group as he finished saying Mass.
EWTN survey: Catholic voters back religious freedom, but aren't always consistent
Jul 15, 2022 / 06:00 amCatholic likely voters tend to be strong supporters of religious freedom and conscientious objections in general, but conversations still need to take place to help bridge the gaps between Catholic opinion and a consistent Catholic life.
Poll: Catholic voters 'very worried' about attacks on churches and pro-life pregnancy centers
Jul 14, 2022 / 17:00 pmCatholic voters are worried about vandalism and attacks targeting churches and pro-life pregnancy centers, regardless of how often they attend church. A new poll sponsored by EWTN found that more than 4 in 5 Catholic likely voters are very or somewhat concerned about the attacks.
As Catholic Church in Australia ends plenary council, members hope for lasting impact
Jul 12, 2022 / 10:09 amThe Catholic Church in Australia has concluded its Fifth Plenary Council. After months of debate and discussion on Church governance and pastoral priorities, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe of Perth declared the council closed on Saturday.
Surprise! Abortion limits are rather popular, survey says after Roe v Wade overturned
Jul 8, 2022 / 18:00 pmAbortion limits are surprisingly popular, according to the Harris Poll: half of Americans say abortion should be legal no later than six weeks into pregnancy, and a strong majority say abortion should be legal no later than 15 weeks—the same limit as the Mississippi law considered in the U.S. Supreme Court case that overturned Roe v. Wade.
Congregation of Holy Cross elects first non-priest superior general
Jul 7, 2022 / 14:24 pmThe Congregation of Holy Cross has elected the Connecticut-born Brother Paul Bednarczyk, C.S.C., as superior general. He is the first non-priest to head the congregation, as allowed under a change to church law approved by Pope Francis.
Why Dobbs is a better precedent than Roe
Jul 7, 2022 / 12:06 pmWhen the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last month, it ended almost 50 years of pro-abortion rights jurisprudence. For those who welcomed the decision, the legal foundation for a better future has been laid.
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With Roe v Wade a dead letter, Biden rallies governors to promote abortion access
Jul 1, 2022 / 17:11 pmIn the wake of a Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, President Joe Biden met with a group of Democratic governors on Friday to discuss how to increase access to abortion and to codify abortion rights at the federal level.
FBI probe could help prosecute Louisiana priests accused of inter-state sex abuse
Jul 1, 2022 / 12:04 pmFederal authorities are investigating alleged sex abuse of minors by New Orleans-area Catholic clergy, sometimes going back decades, on the grounds that the accused men could have violated a federal anti-sex trafficking law by crossing state lines.
California abortion amendment deserves 'vigorous opposition', bishops say
Jun 30, 2022 / 16:47 pmCalifornia voters will have the opportunity to approve or reject a strongly pro-abortion amendment to the state constitution in November. The state’s Catholic bishops said the proposal gives a “boundless scope” to ending the lives of the unborn when human lives should instead be protected “at every age in every stage.”
English courts to reconsider life support for Archie Battersbee, severely brain-injured boy
Jun 29, 2022 / 18:00 pmEngland’s High Court must hold another hearing to determine whether ending the life support of a severely injured 12-year-old boy, Archie Battersbee, is indeed in the boy’s best interest, an appeals court has said.
Amid Burma conflict, diocese bans two priests from political involvement
Jun 29, 2022 / 11:26 amA Catholic diocese in Burma has ordered two priests to stop participating in politics and posting on social media against the country’s power structure and Church officials. The priests are staunch critics of the junta whose 2021 coup launched an insurgency that the Catholic bishops hope to end.
Investigation underway of major fire at Catholic bookstore in Houston
Jun 27, 2022 / 15:40 pmA Saturday evening fire caused major damage to the Sacco Company Catholic Store in downtown Houston. The cause of the blaze is still under investigation.
What is a Catholic priest? A new documentary asks the question.
Jun 24, 2022 / 17:00 pmA new documentary about the Catholic priesthood asks priests what kind of life they are supposed to live as they reflect on their vocations and the role of the priest in Catholic theology and spiritual life.
Dobbs excerpts: Why the U.S. Supreme Court said Roe v Wade was 'egregiously wrong'
Jun 24, 2022 / 12:08 pmThe Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, saying that previous abortion rulings were “egregiously wrong from the start” and on a “collision course with the Constitution.” Roe and other pro-abortion rights precedents were “an error that cannot be allowed to stand,” and the abortion debate must now return to the states.
Read about the five Supreme Court justices who voted to overturn Roe v. Wade
Jun 24, 2022 / 09:15 amFive conservative justices joined the majority opinion in the Dobbs abortion case.
Records of Jews who sought Vatican help during Holocaust to go public
Jun 23, 2022 / 18:00 pmRelatives of Holocaust survivors and victims can now look through the files of more than 2,700 Jews who sought help through Vatican channels to escape Nazi persecution before and during the Second World War. The archives have gone public on the internet at the request of Pope Francis.
Did a saint work in Catholic campus ministry? Bismarck diocese opens inquiry for Michelle Duppong
Jun 20, 2022 / 14:26 pmMichelle Duppong was a North Dakota Catholic woman who lived such an exemplary life of faith, joy, and campus missionary work that her home diocese will open an inquiry into whether she should be recognized as a saint of the Church.
Let Jesus Christ feed the hungers of your life, Pope Francis says on Corpus Christi
Jun 19, 2022 / 09:56 amThe pope also prayed for the upcoming World Meeting of Families, and for peace in Myanmar and Ukraine.