Articles by Jonah McKeown
March for Life announces ‘longtime marcher’ as new president
Sep 12, 2024 / 14:00 pmCatholic pro-life activist Nellie Gray founded the March for Life in Washington, D.C., in 1974 following the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision.
Missouri Supreme Court keeps pro-abortion amendment on November ballot
Sep 10, 2024 / 16:20 pmThe Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a proposed constitutional amendment to expand abortion in the state will remain on the Nov. 5 ballot.
New abuse allegations against Emmaus founder Abbé Pierre prompt organization name change
Sep 10, 2024 / 14:50 pmA Sept. 6 statement released by Emmaus International detailed new allegations of sexual abuse and misconduct by Pierre, who founded the movement in 1949.
Cardinal Schönborn: ‘We must accept the decline of Europe’
Sep 10, 2024 / 06:00 amThe Austrian cardinal said that despite the decline of the Church’s influence in Europe, he is convinced that the Church “has not yet breathed its last.”
James Earl Jones, legendary actor and Catholic convert, dies at 93
Sep 9, 2024 / 18:15 pmKnown for lending his booming voice to such characters as Darth Vader in the “Star Wars” saga and Mufasa in “The Lion King,” Jones’ career spanned nearly 70 years.
Missouri abortion ballot measure could be thrown out following court ruling
Sep 9, 2024 / 14:40 pmMissouri’s proposed Amendment 3 would mandate that the government “shall not deny or infringe upon a person’s fundamental right to reproductive freedom.”
PHOTOS: Pope Francis in Indonesia for his 45th apostolic journey
Sep 6, 2024 / 06:00 amThe Holy Father on Tuesday landed in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, the first stop on what is to be the longest international voyage of his pontificate to date.
Father Roger Landry appointed national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies USA
Sep 5, 2024 / 15:56 pmFather Roger Landry was the only priest who walked the entirety of one of the four cross-country pilgrimage routes on the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage.
EWTN News President Montse Alvarado honored for religious freedom advocacy
Sep 5, 2024 / 13:05 pmThe Religious Freedom Institute announced Sept. 3 that Alvarado had earned its 2024 Religious Freedom Impact Award.
Mother Teresa and St. John Paul II: a look at their holy friendship
Sep 4, 2024 / 16:46 pmSt. John Paul II and Mother Teresa weren’t just friends. As followers of Christ, they complemented each other in profound ways.
Norwich bishop Michael Cote announces retirement
Sep 3, 2024 / 13:30 pmCote, originally from Maine, was ordained a priest in 1975 and led the eastern Connecticut diocese since May 14, 2003.
American Solidarity Party fights for ballot access state-by-state
Sep 3, 2024 / 06:00 amThe ASP’s presidential candidate, Peter Sonski —a pro-life Catholic — has managed to qualify to appear on voters’ ballots in five states.
Paid sick leave on the ballot in Nebraska: What Catholics should know
Sep 2, 2024 / 07:00 amThe Nebraska Catholic Conference, which advocates for policy on behalf of the state’s bishops, encouraged Catholics to give the proposal their consideration.
Catholic publisher Ascension named in Fortune’s top 10 small businesses
Sep 2, 2024 / 06:00 amMedia company Ascension was recently named to the 2024 Fortune Best Small Workplaces List — a feat the company says is a first among Catholic organizations.
Vatican again calls for a moratorium on killer robots
Aug 30, 2024 / 14:12 pmArchbishop Ettore Balestrero, the Holy See’s permanent observer to the United Nations in Geneva since 2023, spoke at a U.N. forum in Geneva this week.
20,000 miles over the sea: Here’s where Pope Francis is headed in Southeast Asia and Oceania
Aug 30, 2024 / 06:00 amPope Francis will embark on an 11-day trip on Sept. 2 that will bring him to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste (East Timor), and Singapore.
Filipino diocese advances sainthood cause for lay catechist Laureana ‘Ka Luring’ Franco
Aug 28, 2024 / 14:07 pmFranco, a longtime member of the Legion of Mary, dedicated her life to teaching the Catholic faith, praying, and serving the poor. She died in 2011 at age 75.
Here are all the states voting on abortion in November
Aug 27, 2024 / 06:00 amVoters in 10 states will see abortion-related questions on their November ballot, and the majority of those will be proposed constitutional amendments.
Building in ‘God’s backyard’: Los Angeles affordable housing project could herald things to come
Aug 26, 2024 / 06:30 amProjects getting underway in California are supercharging efforts to repurpose available Church properties for residential use.
Nebraska voters will consider dueling pro-life and pro-abortion amendments in November
Aug 23, 2024 / 17:45 pmOne proposal would constitutionally enshrine the state’s current pro-life protections, and the other would enshrine a constitutional “right” to abortion.