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

The Missionaries of Charity convent located on the compound of Holy Family Parish, the only Catholic church in Gaza, was damaged by rocket fire on Dec. 16, 2023. Credit: Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem

Priest of only Catholic parish in Gaza calls for peace, says Gaza is ‘a prison’

Apr 9, 2025 / 17:11 pm

Father Gabriel Romanelli is the pastor of Holy Family Parish in Gaza, which has become a refuge for the Christian minority in war-torn Gaza.

More than 200 Deaf Catholics from across the United States gathered in Maryland for a Eucharistic congress, the first of its kind, on April 4–6, 2025, held at the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, Maryland. Credit: EWTN News Nightly

Hundreds gather for first-ever Deaf Eucharistic Congress

Apr 8, 2025 / 11:31 am

Held at the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, Maryland, April 4–6, the congress brought together more than 200 Catholics.

Bishop Robert Barron is the founder of Word on Fire, a media apostolate focused on evangelization. Credit: Courtesy of Word on Fire

Bishop Barron to deliver 2025 Catholic University of America commencement speech

Apr 7, 2025 / 15:22 pm

The Catholic University of America has announced that Bishop Robert Barron of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, is set to speak at its 2025 commencement ceremony.

The 2025 Father John H. Morgan Scholars receive honors at the 35th annual Salute to Catholic School Alumni dinner in downtown Louisville at Galt House Hotel on March 18, 2025. A senior from each of the nine high schools in the Archdiocese of Louisville was awarded a $10,000 college scholarship and recognized at the dinner. Credit: Catholic Education Foundation

Kentucky program launches $100 million campaign for Catholic school tuition

Apr 7, 2025 / 07:00 am

The Catholic Education Foundation president told CNA he plans to make the organization last for generations by growing its resources through a $100 million campaign.

Andrew Abela, founding dean of the Busch School of Business at The Catholic University of America and author of “Super Habits,” gives the keynote address “From ESG to Virtue: The Business Case” at the 2025 Christian Institutional Investors conference in Lakewood, Colorado, on April 3, 2025. Credit: Kate Quiñones/CNA

Christian investors gather in Denver for ecumenical investing conference

Apr 4, 2025 / 13:36 pm

Catholic and Protestant leaders are collaborating to make ethical investing decisions for their businesses, apostolates, and universities.

Idaho Capitol in Boise. Credit: Through the Lens of Life/Shutterstock

Idaho passes law requiring public schools to teach about in utero human development

Apr 3, 2025 / 11:30 am

Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news.

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt speaks to attendees at the 2022 Student Action Summit at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Florida. Credit: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Oklahoma governor signs order directing state to prioritize religious freedom

Apr 1, 2025 / 15:34 pm

The directive explicitly targets several state laws, including one requiring charter schools to be “nonsectarian” in their operations.

Launched in March 2025, St. Claret Maternity Center in the Nyabwina village serves the local region in the Sheema/Mbarara District of Uganda. Credit: MaterCare International

Inspired by John Paul II, Catholic maternal health organization celebrates 30 years

Mar 29, 2025 / 06:00 am

MaterCare International celebrates 30 years of supporting ethical maternal health care in developing regions around the globe, thanks to St. John Paul II’s personal encouragement.

Pro-life advocates demonstrate at the Illinois March for Life in Springfield on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. Credit: Diocese of Springfield

Thousands gather for Illinois March for Life

Mar 27, 2025 / 14:50 pm

Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news.

Australian study finds ‘lifelong benefits’ to Catholic education

Mar 27, 2025 / 06:00 am

The study found that Catholic school attendees were more likely on average to be employed and to earn higher wages than attendees of Australian “government schools.”

The General House of the Society of Jesus in Rome. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

Jesuits extend reparations offer to victims of alleged Rupnik abuse

Mar 26, 2025 / 19:05 pm

Father Marko Rupnik is accused of having committed serious sexual, psychological, and spiritual abuse of dozens of religious sisters under his spiritual care over decades.

Pope Francis greets His Royal Highness Prince Charles of Wales at the canonization of St. John Henry Newman at the Vatican on Oct. 13, 2019. Credit: Vatican Media

King Charles postpones Vatican visit to give Pope Francis more recovery time

Mar 25, 2025 / 18:35 pm

The royal couple was set to visit the Vatican in early April to celebrate the 2025 Jubilee but announced the postponement of their visit on Tuesday.

A Chase bank building in Wilmington, Delaware. Credit: Harrison Keely, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

CNA explains: What is ‘debanking’ and how does it affect Catholics?

Mar 25, 2025 / 06:00 am

Critics have claimed that the practice of “debanking” is used by banks to antagonize certain groups, including conservatives and other political activists.

Eucharistic hosts. Credit: L.A. Faille/Shutterstock

Indianapolis Archdiocese: Lab results indicate discolored host was ‘not miraculous’

Mar 24, 2025 / 17:50 pm

Last month, a social media post drew attention to what the post called a “‘potential’ Eucharistic miracle” after a parish in Indiana discovered a host with red spots on it.