Articles by Jonah McKeown
Catholic archbishop defends Ukrainian ban on Russian Orthodox Church activities
Aug 22, 2024 / 17:00 pmThe head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church said Russia has used the Russian Orthodox Church “as a tool of militarization.”
Montana is the latest state to vote on abortion this fall
Aug 21, 2024 / 12:55 pmMontana on Tuesday became the ninth U.S. state to place a proposal on the November ballot to decide whether to enshrine abortion in the state constitution.
Most migrants worldwide are Christian, study highlights
Aug 20, 2024 / 16:36 pmThe Aug. 19 study found that in 2020, Christians made up an estimated 47% of all people living outside their country of birth.
Phil Donahue, talk show pioneer and ‘lapsed Catholic’ who courted controversy, dies at 88
Aug 19, 2024 / 17:20 pmPhil Donahue, a self-described “lapsed Catholic” who reinvented the daytime television talk-show format, died Sunday at his home in New York at age 88.
Sister Agnes Sasagawa, Our Lady of Akita visionary, dies at 93
Aug 17, 2024 / 07:52 amSister Agnes Sasagawa, a Japanese nun who purported visions of the Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of Akita, died Aug. 15 at age 93.
Haitian priest says conditions in country are ‘unacceptable, intolerable, and inconceivable’
Aug 16, 2024 / 16:59 pmFather Baudelaire Martial, CSC, said many parishes in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, including the city’s cathedral, have been forced to close due to the conflict.
Bioethicists scrutinize Pontifical Academy for Life’s new guidance on withdrawing food, water
Aug 16, 2024 / 07:00 amThe Pontifical Academy for Life’s new document last month on “artificial nutrition and hydration” has some observers concerned.
Missouri’s pro-life leaders prepare to defeat ‘extreme’ pro-abortion ballot measure
Aug 14, 2024 / 18:01 pmIf Amendment 3 passes in November, it would represent a significant turnaround after years of pro-life gains in the Midwestern state.
St. Maximilian Kolbe’s beard: EWTN friars draw inspiration from unusual relic
Aug 14, 2024 / 16:06 pmThe Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word keeps a relic of St. Maximilian Kolbe’s beard, which was gifted to EWTN.
Will a Buffalo Catholic church become a mosque? Here’s what to know
Aug 13, 2024 / 15:32 pmThe Diocese of Buffalo sold the former St. Ann’s Church and Shrine to a group associated with the local Downtown Islamic Center in late 2022.
Garbage landslide kills nearly two dozen people in Uganda
Aug 12, 2024 / 15:54 pmThe 36-acre garbage dump known as Kiteezi is the only one serving the whole of the Ugandan capital, a city home to an estimated 4 million people.
Baltimore judge rules ‘baby bonus’ proposal unconstitutional
Aug 12, 2024 / 15:03 pmIf ultimately approved, the “baby bonus” measure would create a fund that would issue one-time $1,000 payments to parents in the city regardless of income level.
Iowa healing ministry temporarily suspended over ‘canonical concerns’
Aug 9, 2024 / 16:56 pmPrairie Fire Ministries says it received approval from its bishop in 2021.
Is Edith Stein a doctor of the Church? No, but she could be one soon
Aug 9, 2024 / 06:00 amThe order of St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, also known as Edith Stein, has made an official request to the Vatican proposing the saint be made a “doctor of truth.”
Hundreds of Christian leaders appeal for persecuted religious minorities in India
Aug 8, 2024 / 16:22 pmA letter organized by the Federation of Indian-American Christian Organizations in North America called for India to be named a “country of particular concern.”
Pope Francis praises Knights of Columbus for efforts to form men of ‘faith and family’
Aug 8, 2024 / 14:46 pmPope Francis sent a message of support to the Knights of Columbus annual convention taking place in Quebec, Canada, this week.
IHOP to pay settlement to employee who was forced to work on Sundays
Aug 7, 2024 / 18:08 pmThe general manager was also alleged to have made comments to other employees such as “religion should not take precedence over [the employee’s] job.”
One of three young English stabbing victims memorialized with Mass at Catholic parish
Aug 7, 2024 / 15:08 pmAlice Dasilva Aguiar, 9, was remembered as “the most beautiful, strongest girl in the world” during the service at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church.
Novak Djokovic crosses himself at the Olympics, gives glory to God for gold medal victory
Aug 6, 2024 / 14:15 pmThe 37-year-old Serb, considered by many the greatest male tennis player in history, defeated the young Spanish superstar Carlos Alcaraz to win the top prize.
UK bishops pray for peace amid widespread violent protests over stabbing attack
Aug 5, 2024 / 14:58 pmAuxiliary Bishop Paul McAleenan of Westminster condemned the appalling violence over the past week, especially that directed at migrants.