Articles by Kate Quiñones
Building leaders in Catholic education: Miami Archdiocese partners with local university
Feb 6, 2025 / 08:00 amThe Archdiocese of Miami and St. Thomas University in Florida have collaborated on a unique program designed to train handpicked teachers for Catholic education.
Trump signs executive order keeping men out of women’s sports
Feb 5, 2025 / 18:35 pm“With this executive order, the war on women’s sports is over,” Trump said as, surrounded by young female athletes, he signed the order.
Tennessee bishops welcome ‘landmark’ school choice voucher program
Feb 4, 2025 / 17:05 pmGov. Bill Lee’s Education Freedom Act of 2025, which was passed on Jan. 30, will fund 20,000 scholarships, half of which are income-restricted.
U.S. bishops urge Catholics to petition Congress to halt foreign funding freeze
Jan 31, 2025 / 16:25 pmThe USCCB and Catholic Relief Services, the USCCB’s international charitable arm, released an action alert on Thursday urging Catholics to contact their elected officials.
Immigration debate: Archbishop Wenski goes to bat for the bishops
Jan 31, 2025 / 14:30 pmIn an interview with EWTN’s Raymond Arroyo, Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami discusses the multiple changes to U.S. immigration and refugee policy.
Catholic priest at crash site of deadly midair collision: ‘It was my duty’ to be there
Jan 31, 2025 / 05:00 amAfter the tragic plane crash in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night, Father Frederick Edlefsen made his way to the scene “to be present” with the grieving families.
California settles with David Daleiden, pro-life activist who exposed Planned Parenthood
Jan 30, 2025 / 16:35 pmState prosecutors launched the probe following the release of a series of undercover videos that appeared to implicate Planned Parenthood officials.
Environmental harm of chemical abortions raises concerns
Jan 30, 2025 / 15:35 pmNew legislation in several states would require abortion providers to have their patients collect expelled medical waste from at-home abortions.
Trump signs orders to expand school choice, end ‘radical indoctrination’
Jan 30, 2025 / 06:00 amThe executive order to expand school choice is designed “to support parents in choosing and directing the upbringing and education of their children.”
HHS to review programs to prevent taxpayer funding for abortions
Jan 29, 2025 / 14:35 pmThe acting secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services also stressed the importance of enforcing conscience rights and religious liberty.
Catholic Charities urges Trump administration to ‘rethink’ freeze on NGO funding
Jan 28, 2025 / 19:52 pmThe president of Catholic Charities USA has urged the Trump administration to “rethink” its pause on federal funding for executive departments.
Trump Department of Justice says it will end ‘weaponization’ of FACE Act against pro-lifers
Jan 27, 2025 / 16:35 pmThe Justice Department said it will limit its enforcement of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act except in “extraordinary circumstances.”
Catholic science event to address ‘pastoral problem’ among youth
Jan 27, 2025 / 06:00 amThe St. Albert Initiative will bring together 200-250 attendees as well as 13 scientists and three theologians to present talks at Bellarmine University on March 6.
U.S. Supreme Court to hear Oklahoma Catholic charter school case
Jan 24, 2025 / 18:50 pmThe justices said they will hear an appeal over the proposed St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School, a Catholic charter school in Oklahoma.
Colorado’s bishops on immigration: ‘An open border is not a just system’
Jan 24, 2025 / 14:45 pmColorado’s bishops called for reform of the “broken” American immigration system, criticizing an “open border” immigration policy and condemning mass deportations.
U.S. government abortion website shut down
Jan 24, 2025 / 09:45 amHere is a roundup of recent abortion- and pro-life-related news.
2025 March for Life: Here’s what you need to know
Jan 23, 2025 / 14:15 pmThe 52nd National March for Life — the largest annual pro-life event in the world —kicks off tomorrow, Friday, Jan. 24.
How to watch the March for Life: EWTN’s live coverage
Jan 23, 2025 / 06:00 amThe national pro-life event marks the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, drawing together thousands to protest abortion and advocate for life.
New York Supreme Court upholds ‘common sense’ law barring men from women’s sports
Jan 22, 2025 / 15:45 pmThe judge ruled against a women’s roller derby league that had sought to block a Nassau County law banning men from participating in women’s sporting events.
Montana bill could require priests to break seal of confession
Jan 22, 2025 / 14:15 pmThe proposed bill would “eliminate clergy exemption in mandatory reporting of child abuse and neglect.”