Kate Quiñones

Kate Quiñones

Kate Quiñones is a staff writer for Catholic News Agency and a fellow of the College Fix. She has been published by the Wall Street Journal, the Denver Catholic Register, and CatholicVote, and she graduated from Hillsdale College. She lives in Colorado with her husband.

Articles by Kate Quiñones

Meet the crop of new leaders in Catholic higher education

Jul 1, 2024 / 06:00 am

Of the more than 200 Catholic colleges and universities in the United States, several are in the midst of major leadership transitions. Here’s a look at the most recent.

‘It’s filled me with so much hope’: National Eucharistic Pilgrimage passes through Wisconsin

Jun 28, 2024 / 18:10 pm

The light of the overcast evening was fading as pilgrims gathered for a Holy Hour of Eucharistic adoration on Tuesday at St. Peter’s Catholic Church.

Oklahoma mandates that the Bible be integrated in classroom instruction 

Jun 28, 2024 / 17:40 pm

“The Bible is an indispensable historical and cultural touchstone,” Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters said Thursday.

Catholic university grads report high levels of fulfillment, moral thinking, survey finds

Jun 28, 2024 / 06:00 am

The study found that in areas such as life goals, graduates of Catholic universities and colleges had more of a sense of “direction.”

St. Irenaeus of Lyon: the legacy of the early Church father and doctor of unity

Jun 28, 2024 / 04:00 am

Irenaeus grew up to write vastly influential documents that witnessed to the early Church’s understanding of topics ranging from the Old Testament to the Eucharist.

Expert says Supreme Court should ‘do the right thing’ on child transgender procedures

Jun 26, 2024 / 11:00 am

The Supreme Court will review the 2023 Tennessee law that banned hormone therapy and puberty blockers for gender-confused minors.

‘Breathtaking’: through the cornfields with Jesus in Nebraska Eucharistic pilgrimage

Jun 26, 2024 / 05:00 am

The route followed a gravel road, visible from Interstate 80, which crossed through cornfields amid the distant hum of semitrucks and cars.

Top Republican senator says faith is ‘the foundation for pretty much everything I do’

Jun 25, 2024 / 14:15 pm

Sen. John Thune told EWTN News that “at an early age, I made a profession of faith in Christ, and that’s been the foundation for pretty much everything I do.”

How principals and Partnership Schools are keeping historic inner-city Catholic schools alive 

Jun 23, 2024 / 07:00 am

The Partnership Schools model enables dioceses to retain ownership of the schools while the Partnership takes full responsibility for them.

Catholic abbey and Baptist university exchange land ‘to build up the kingdom’

Jun 21, 2024 / 06:00 am

In exchange for the transfer of the 74-acre Oklahoma Baptist University Green Campus to St. Gregory’s Abbey, OBU will receive two parcels of land.

Colorado baker returns to court after activist sues over ‘gender transition’ cake

Jun 20, 2024 / 12:08 pm

In 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Philips, the owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop, who was sued for refusing to make a cake for a same-sex wedding.

U.S. bishops approve plan for youth, young adult ministry

Jun 19, 2024 / 11:15 am

Bishop Robert Barron said he hopes the document creates “another watershed moment” like World Youth Day in Denver.

Judge blocks Biden gender identity protection rule in 6 states

Jun 18, 2024 / 13:15 pm

“There are two sexes: male and female,” began Chief Judge Danny Reeves of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky in his opinion.

Through a pilgrim’s eyes: The Byzantine Divine Liturgy on the Eucharistic Pilgrimage route

Jun 15, 2024 / 06:00 am

Day-to-day, the perpetual pilgrims make their way across the U.S. by walking and driving, sometimes in a procession of cars, with the monstrance.

‘The fight for life is far from over:’ Principled pro-life advocates, lawmakers uphold cause

Jun 14, 2024 / 07:00 am

Several leading pro-life advocates and lawmakers gathered in Washington for a Live Action press conference to underscore the violence of chemical abortions.

The nun in a tent: Meet the sister who’s following the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage

Jun 12, 2024 / 16:00 pm

Equipped with her car, a tent, and the “angels and saints in heaven,” Sister Mary Rose Chinn follows the online schedule of the Perpetual Pilgrims.

Jimmy Lai biographer: Trial is a ‘sham,’ but faith gives him ‘strength’

Jun 12, 2024 / 15:00 pm

Lai, the Chinese-born founder of the anti-government newspaper Apple Daily, entered a not guilty plea to charges of conspiring to collude with a foreign power.

PHOTOS: Nearly 5,000 brave heat for largest Eucharistic procession in Denver history

Jun 11, 2024 / 17:30 pm

The most recent stop in the Junipero Serra Route of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage was on Sunday, June 9, in Denver.

The Humanality movement: ‘creating new rituals’ to use technology ‘with intention’

Jun 9, 2024 / 07:00 am

Humanality, founded in 2023, is helping people discover freedom through an intentional relationship with technology.

Atlanta archbishop to head National Catholic Educational Association board

Jun 7, 2024 / 17:45 pm

Archbishop Gregory Hartmayer of Atlanta was elected chairman of the board of the National Catholic Educational Association for a three-year term.