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Hong Kong missionary head reportedly warned Chinese repression could worsen
by Jonah McKeown Denver Newsroom, Jul 5, 2022 / 16:00 pm A Catholic priest overseeing missionaries serving in Hong Kong reportedly told the missionaries that they should prepare for a much more difficult future, as the Chinese government tightens control over the exercise of religion in Hong Kong. Archbishop Javier …
Catholic Charities San Antonio aiding survivors and their families after Texas migrant deaths
by Jonah McKeown Denver Newsroom, Jun 30, 2022 / 17:11 pm Following the discovery of the bodies of more than 50 migrants who died in an abandoned tractor-trailer in San Antonio, Texas, the local Catholic Charities organization is offering support to the 12 surviving migrants and their families. Antonio Fernandez, …
San Antonio archbishop to preside at memorial Mass after Texas migrant deaths
by Jonah McKeown Denver Newsroom, Jun 29, 2022 / 15:15 pm Following the discovery of dozens of migrants who died in an abandoned tractor-trailer in Texas — thought to be the largest en masse death of migrants from the southern border in modern history — the Archbishop of San Antonio …
Seven myths about overturning Roe v. Wade
By Jonah McKeown St. Louis, Mo., Jun 24, 2022 / 08:48 am The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling Friday overturning the 1973 decision Roe v. Wade as well as the 1992 decision Planned Parenthood v. Casey. In simplest terms, this means that abortion is no longer legal nationwide — the legality of …
Biden calls Dobbs decision a ‘tragic error’, calls on Congress to codify abortion rights
by Jonah McKeown Denver Newsroom, Jun 24, 2022 / 13:55 pm In a Friday press conference, U.S. President Joe Biden called on Congress to codify abortion access into federal law, following the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade that morning. The court’s decision returned the question of abortion policy to the …
Roe is overturned. What happens next?
by Jonah McKeown St. Louis, Mo., Jun 24, 2022 / 08:26 am The U.S. Supreme Court on June 24 issued a 6-3 ruling overturning the seminal decisions of Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, with the immediate effect of returning the question of abortion policy to the states. What other …
Two Jesuit priests killed in a church in Mexico
by Jonah McKeown Denver Newsroom, Jun 21, 2022 / 13:00 pm The Jesuits of Mexico announced Tuesday that two of their priests were killed Monday inside a church in a mountainous region of Chihuahua state. Fathers Javier Campos Morales and Joaquín César Mora Salazar had served as Jesuit priests for …
The prayer of absolution will change for US Catholics in 2023. Here’s how
by Jonah McKeown St. Louis, Mo., Jun 10, 2022 / 11:16 am If you go to the Sacrament of Penance in 2023, there will be two subtle changes in the wording of the prayer of absolution, which the priest prays to conclude the sacrament. The new prayer will likely come …
Here’s what Bishop Barron said about his future with Word on Fire
by Jonah McKeown St. Louis, Mo., Jun 3, 2022 / 17:18 pm Bishop Robert Barron, whom Pope Francis appointed this week to lead the Diocese of Winona-Rochester, said in a Thursday press conference that he will continue to create content for the media apostolate he founded, but that there is …
What to know about Bishop Robert McElroy, who will soon be a cardinal
by Jonah McKeown St. Louis, Mo., May 29, 2022 / 07:20 am Pope Francis announced Sunday that he will create 21 new cardinals in August, one of whom is the bishop of San Diego, California. Who is Bishop Robert McElroy? Here are some fast facts: A San Francisco native, McElroy has led …