Articles by Kevin J. Jones
Petition seeks to return St. Junipero Serra statue to ‘place of honor’ at Catholic university
Nov 24, 2021 / 18:04 pmA statue of Saint Junipero Serra must return to the Loyola Marymount University campus, an alumni group has said in a letter and petition to the president of the Los Angeles-area Catholic university.
Former priest files new sexual abuse lawsuit against Theodore McCarrick
Nov 23, 2021 / 18:35 pmA former Catholic priest who has previously alleged that ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick sexually abused him when he was a seminarian has filed a lawsuit against McCarrick and the Newark archdiocese.
After shocking Waukesha Christmas parade attack, Wis. Catholics grieve and pray
Nov 22, 2021 / 16:51 pmCatholics in the Milwaukee suburb of Waukesha have responded with grief, prayer, and solidarity after an SUV drove into marchers in the city’s Christmas parade. Five people were killed, and among the nearly 50 injured are a Catholic priest, multiple parishioners, and Catholic schoolchildren.
Heart surgery scheduled for San Diego Bishop Robert McElroy
Nov 22, 2021 / 11:32 amBishop Robert McElroy of San Diego is scheduled for a coronary bypass surgery on Monday. He is expected to make a full recovery, though he will not return to work until after Christmas.
Lawsuit alleges Jesuit priest committed sex abuse in North Carolina in the 1990s
Nov 19, 2021 / 16:30 pmA new lawsuit alleges that a long-serving Jesuit priest sexually abused a boy at a Catholic school in Charlotte, North Carolina in the 1990s.
Washington florist who declined to serve same-sex wedding will pay settlement, retire
Nov 18, 2021 / 20:05 pmA Christian florist who was sued after declining to create flower arrangements for a same-sex wedding ceremony and subsequently spent eight years in court will pay a small settlement and retire, rather than seek another U.S. Supreme Court hearing.
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Teacher who criticized ‘preferred pronoun’ policy reaches settlement with Virginia school board
Nov 16, 2021 / 16:01 pmA Virginia teacher who was disciplined for objecting to a proposed policy requiring transgender-affirming pronouns has agreed to a settlement with the Loudoun County public school board.
Father Gregor Pawlowski, Jewish Holocaust survivor and Catholic priest, laid to rest in Poland
Nov 14, 2021 / 15:00 pmFather Gregor Pawlowski died in Israel Oct. 21 at the age of 90, but he wanted his body to be buried in Poland alongside his Jewish family and other victims of the Holocaust.
Stats show Irish women benefit from waiting period before abortion, observers say
Nov 12, 2021 / 16:27 pmAbout 1,500 Irish women in 2020 decided not to go through with an abortion after seeking an initial consultation. Critics of abortion say it’s a sign that these women need support and that the existing three-day waiting period should be preserved.
Vandalism of cross-shaped pro-life display at Catholic university caught on video
Nov 11, 2021 / 17:01 pmA cross-shaped display of flags commemorating the lives lost in abortion was targeted by vandals at Saint Louis University, a Jesuit school, soon after it was set up on campus Monday morning.
Report on abuse in Church in US: Recent cases rare, but historical numbers show painful legacy
Nov 11, 2021 / 11:01 amThere are signs of progress in efforts to prevent sexual abuse of children, with under two dozen new allegations of recent abuse by clergy, according to the latest report on abuse in the Catholic Church in the U.S.
Open comment on Northern Ireland abortion clinic buffer zone bill ends soon, critics warn
Nov 9, 2021 / 17:01 pmPeaceful sidewalk efforts to reach women considering an abortion are in peril if a proposed “draconian” Northern Ireland bill passes, pro-life advocates have warned, calling for concerned citizens to respond to the public comment period ending on Friday, Nov. 12.
Abortion funding a 'fundamental problem' in proposed federal budget, US bishops say
Nov 4, 2021 / 09:43 amThe presence of expanded taxpayer funding of abortion in the proposed federal budget is “completely unacceptable”, despite many worthy programs that help the poor and vulnerable, the U.S. bishops have said in a call to restore long-standing Hyde Amendment limits.
No Supreme Court hearing for Catholic hospital sued for declining transgender surgery
Nov 2, 2021 / 17:28 pmThe Supreme Court has declined to intervene in a lawsuit against a Catholic hospital that declined to perform a hysterectomy on a woman who identifies as a transgender man on the grounds that doing so would violate Catholic ethics and the U.S. bishops’ directives.
In win for Anglican nuns, Supreme Court orders new scrutiny for New York mandatory abortion coverage
Nov 1, 2021 / 15:56 pmFoes of mandatory coverage of abortion in New York State insurance law will have another hearing after the U.S. Supreme Court ordered a New York state court to reconsider their decision. The law’s narrow religious exemption wrongly disqualifies many religious groups which object to providing abortion, critics said. A group of Anglican nuns is among the objectors.
India's Christians see dangers in Karnataka survey, anti-conversion push
Oct 29, 2021 / 15:55 pmA Catholic archbishop in India’s Karnataka state has again called on the state government to withdraw its orders to survey Christian missionaries, their places of worship, and other Christian institutions. The survey comes amid a proposal to pass “anti-conversion” laws, which Christians and others say are abused by extremists.
Parental notice repeal puts unborn children and young girls at risk, Illinois critics say
Oct 28, 2021 / 16:19 pmThe Illinois legislature’s vote to repeal parental notice requirements for abortion hurts young girls and unborn children, the Catholic Conference of Illinois and other pro-life advocates have said.
Whitmer ought to back school choice bill, not veto it, Michigan Catholic Conference says
Oct 27, 2021 / 17:01 pmThe Michigan Catholic Conference has welcomed the passage of legislation that would help fund scholarships for private and religious K-12 schools and pay some expenses for public school students, though Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has promised to veto the bills.
In India, Cardinal Alencherry again rejects allegations of illegal land deals
Oct 26, 2021 / 17:21 pmCardinal George Alencherry and his spokesman continue to reject claims of illegality in controversial land deals in the Syro-Malabar Archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly. They say Indian federal officials’ new money laundering investigation is revisiting claims that previous investigations have found baseless.
Pro-life advocates mustn't lose hope and joy amid struggles, English bishop says
Oct 25, 2021 / 18:19 pmThere will be many pro-life battles this century, but foes of abortion, assisted suicide, and other crimes against human life cannot give up joy and hope, Bishop Mark Davies of Shrewsbury has told a pro-life pilgrimage.