by Jonah McKeown Washington D.C., Oct 5, 2021 / 15:00 pm Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health and an outspoken Christian, announced Tuesday that he will step down as director after serving in the role since 2009. Collins was the longest-serving presidentially appointed NIH director, the …

by Jonah McKeown Newark, N.J., Oct 1, 2021 / 15:44 pm A New Jersey federal judge ruled this week that the Archdiocese of Newark can be held financially responsible for the abuse committed by Theodore McCarrick, a disgraced former cardinal, according to one media report. According to a report from …

by Jonah McKeown Sacramento, Calif., Sep 27, 2021 / 15:25 pm California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a pair of bills Sept. 22 that relate to privacy surrounding abortion, and a policy expert commented to CNA that the laws highlight the importance of parent-child communication regarding difficult topics such as abortion. …

by Jonah McKeown Sacramento, Calif., Sep 25, 2021 / 05:01 am California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a pair of bills Sept. 22 that relate to privacy surrounding abortion, both of which could make it easier for minors to hide abortions from their parents. AB 1356 makes it illegal to film …

By Jonah McKeown Syracuse, N.Y., Sep 14, 2021 / 19:00 pm A federal court on Tuesday granted a temporary restraining order against a New York state COVID-19 vaccine mandate, which disallowed religious exemptions, after a group of anonymous medical professionals filed suit against the governor and her administration. Then-governor Andrew …

by Kate Olivera, Jonah McKeown Denver Newsroom, Sep 11, 2021 / 10:12 am On a September morning, twenty years ago, Tom Colucci was in his car driving home, weary after working the overnight shift at a firehouse in Lower Manhattan. Then, at 8:46am, he got a call. The city was …

by Jonah McKeown Denver Newsroom, Sep 7, 2021 / 14:30 pm Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday vowed to “protect” women seeking abortions in Texas, days after a new state law went into effect aiming to prohibit most abortions after six weeks. While the Justice Department “urgently explores all options …

by Jonah McKeown Denver Newsroom, Sep 1, 2021 / 16:15 pm At least one Catholic church in New Orleans has opened its doors to serve as an emergency shelter amid widespread power outages and flooding caused by Hurricane Ida. St. Francis Xavier Church in Metairie, adjoining New Orleans to the …

by Jonah McKeown Denver Newsroom, Aug 27, 2021 / 17:02 pm The Supreme Court struck down a nationwide moratorium on evictions late Thursday. Housing advocates are urging that congressional aid for those facing eviction should be a top priority. In a 6-3 ruling delivered Aug. 26, the Supreme Court determined …

by Jonah McKeown Denver Newsroom, Aug 27, 2021 / 11:00 am A group of California high school students and their families are among those Americans currently trapped in Afghanistan, and the archbishop of San Francisco is pleading for prayers for their safe return. A number of students from the Cajon …