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Kevin J. Jones

Kevin J. Jones

Kevin J. Jones is a senior staff writer with Catholic News Agency. He was a recipient of a 2014 Catholic Relief Services' Egan Journalism Fellowship.

Pope Francis at the general audience in Paul VI Hall on March 2, 2022. Vatican Media

"Enough!" End War Before it Ends Us, Pope Francis Says as Ukraine Invasion Continues

"Before the danger of self-destruction, may humanity understand that the moment has come to abolish war, to erase it from...

Pope Francis at the Sunday Angelus March 27 2022. Vatican News.

Let’s Learn to Rejoice Like the Father of the Prodigal Son, Pope Francis says

"God is a Father who not only welcomes us back, but rejoices and throws a feast for his son who...

Pope Francis waves during the Angelus on Sept. 26, 2021. Vatican Media

Turning Other Cheek “action of those who have greater inner strength”: Pope Francis

“Turning the other cheek is not the loser’s fallback, but the action of those who have greater inner strength...”

Pope Francis says Mass for the feast of the Presentation of the Lord in St. Peter's Basilica, Feb. 2, 2022. Vatican Media

Never Lose Amazement at God's Wonders, Pope Francis Tells Consecrated Religious 

The amazed joy of Simeon and Anna at encountering and embracing Christ at the Temple is a virtue that consecrated...

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Pope Francis to Speak with College Students in Virtual Session Hosted by Loyola University

Pope Francis is scheduled to speak with college students from around the world next month as part of the Catholic...

Missionaries of Charity house, Calcutta, India. Shutterstock.com.

Mother Teresa Missionaries Seek Swift Fix after Indian Government Blocks Foreign Donations

Supporters of Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity reacted with surprise and concern to the Indian government’s ruling that the organization...

Cardinal Mauro Piacenza, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary. Credit: PersiGianluigi (public domain).). null

As Christmas Approaches, Priests Should Emphasize That Confession Can Heal, Cardinal Says

Sacramental confession has healing abilities that priests should especially emphasize to help bring God’s love and consolation to a world...

The newly elected Abbess and Council of Our Lady of the Angels Monastery in Hanceville, Ala., July 2021. Credit: Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration.

Mother Angelica's Monastery Elects New Abbess, Asks for "continued prayers"

Mother Mary Paschal has been elected the newest abbess of Our Lady of the Angels Monastery in Hanceville, Alabama, filling...

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Martin Luther King's Dream "was about the bettering of humanity"

 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a time to reflect on King’s vision and his example for everyone as a...