Articles by Kate Quiñones
Young Catholic scientists research blindness in program that ties together faith and science
Aug 10, 2024 / 06:00 amUniversity of Mary Summer Undergraduate Research Vocation Experience program brings students together for scientific research and faith formation.
Maine Catholic schools to be excluded from tuition grant program
Aug 9, 2024 / 14:26 pmThe state of Maine will fund private or public schools — even out of state — but Catholic schools are not included.
10 quotes from Edith Stein on what it means to be a woman
Aug 9, 2024 / 04:00 amOn Aug. 9 the Catholic Church celebrates the life of philosopher, writer, and religious sister St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, commonly known as Edith Stein.
The Catholic University of America receives $1 million grant for campuswide virtue effort
Aug 8, 2024 / 15:16 pmThe Catholic University of America (CUA) has received an Institutional Impact grant to expand its programs designed to cultivate virtue in students.
Election 2024: Culture of life, culture of death square off
Aug 8, 2024 / 06:00 amTwo recently launched media campaigns illustrate the epic clash between the culture of life and the culture of death taking place in this year’s U.S. elections.
‘Radiate Love’: how California Catholics are celebrating marriage and family
Aug 6, 2024 / 13:39 pmCalifornia Catholic bishops are launching a yearlong initiative to celebrate and encourage marriage and families through educational and parish-based resources.
Oklahoma Supreme Court declines to stay ruling to rescind religious charter school contract
Aug 6, 2024 / 13:09 pmThe state Supreme Court denied a stay of a recent ruling that required the Statewide Charter School Board rescind a contract with a Catholic charter school.
‘One of a kind’ Eucharistic boat procession set to roll down Mississippi River
Aug 6, 2024 / 12:34 pmA procession of house, tug, and steamboats is set to launch in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Aug. 14 and land in New Orleans the following evening.
Jimmy Lai remains in solitary confinement after Hong Kong trial delayed until November
Aug 5, 2024 / 17:01 pmMedia mogul and pro-democracy advocate Jimmy Lai will remain in solitary confinement after a Hong Kong court delayed his national security trial.
Religious sister speaks to 6,000 at National Eucharistic Congress about mental health
Aug 3, 2024 / 07:00 amSister Josephine Garrett’s breakout session on mental health attracted en estimated 6,000 people at the National Eucharistic Congress.
All-boys, scholarship-funded Jesuit Catholic school to open in Cincinnati
Aug 2, 2024 / 16:51 pmWith the help of state scholarships and private donors, Xavier Jesuit Academy will open this August, reviving a building that has been unused for more than 30 years.
California bishops urge officials to place homeless in mental health, housing programs
Aug 2, 2024 / 15:05 pm“The greatest travesty would be for those whose camps are removed to be then left in this hot climate without shelters ...” the bishops said in a July 29 statement.
Seven routes to Notre-Dame: Pilgrims take off across France ahead of cathedral’s reopening
Aug 1, 2024 / 15:11 pmThe legendary church’s reopening “is a historic moment and an opportunity to march behind the Blessed Virgin,” reads the Les 7 Routes Notre-Dame website.
Oklahoma asks state high court to force school board to cancel Catholic charter contract
Jul 31, 2024 / 16:02 pmThe Oklahoma Supreme Court earlier this summer ruled against the establishment of St. Isidore of Seville Virtual Charter School.
Muslim leaders condemn ‘disgraceful’ Olympics scene: It ‘offended us as much as them’
Jul 30, 2024 / 16:22 pmThe supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, condemned the “insults” against Jesus Christ, noting that Jesus is a respected figure in Islam.
Franciscan University launches video series to address ‘woke’ culture
Jul 30, 2024 / 15:45 pmHosted by the school’s president, Father Dave Pivonka, TOR, “In Focus: Confronting the Woke World” takes inspiration from a 2021 Noelle Mering book.
UK high court upholds puberty blockers ban due to ‘substantial risks’ for minors
Jul 29, 2024 / 13:57 pmJustice Beverly Lang cited England’s National Health Service study that preceded the restrictions, calling it “powerful scientific evidence.”
Notre Dame summit will discuss distribution of $50 billion in opioid settlements
Jul 29, 2024 / 06:30 amThe event is being convened to examine a series of high-dollar payouts from lawsuits brought against drug manufacturers and distributors.
‘I am still moved to tears’: Religious sisters, priest, bishop, reflect on National Eucharistic Congress
Jul 27, 2024 / 08:00 amClergy and religious attended the congress in high numbers and shared with CNA some of their most memorable moments.
Florida pro-abortion activists to pay restitution following pro-life clinic vandalism
Jul 26, 2024 / 14:45 pmAt Heartbeat of Miami, the vandalism resulted in thousands of dollars in damages, with graffitied messages such as “Jane’s Revenge” sprayed on the walls.