Jenna Marie Cooper, J.C.L.

Jenna Marie Cooper, who holds a licentiate in canon law, is a consecrated virgin and a canonist whose column appears weekly at OSV News. Send your questions to [email protected]. (Former "Question Corner" author Father Kenneth Doyle died Oct. 28, 2022. Father Doyle wrote the popular Catholic News Service “Question Corner” column for 11 years. May he rest in peace.)

How much should an annulment cost?

September 13, 2023

Sports fandom and sin; a little-known U.S. apparition

September 6, 2023

Can priests make mistakes?

August 30, 2023

A priest with grandchildren; a question on tattoos

August 23, 2023

Post-COVID, why can’t we use intinction rather than the communal cup?

August 16, 2023

Mortal or venial: Is it a sin to argue?

August 9, 2023

Are the Protestant martyrs of the English Reformation heretics, or in heaven?

August 2, 2023

Who is condemned? Why do Catholics wear crucifixes?

July 26, 2023

What does the Church say about ghosts?

July 19, 2023

Why can’t any sacrament be received at any Catholic church?

July 12, 2023

Baptismal certificate function; annulments and hell

July 5, 2023

Can an ecumenical Catholic service satisfy our Sunday obligation?

June 28, 2023

Is incorrupt Sister Wilhelmina possibly a saint?

June 21, 2023

Must I make my confession at the altar, as my pastor asks?

June 14, 2023

Are our intentions actually remembered at the shrines we donate to?

June 7, 2023

On women priests and on repairing statues

May 31, 2023

Does original sin need an update? Is a crucifix necessary at Mass?

May 24, 2023

Do Catholics pray for the souls of the dead to save them from hell?

May 17, 2023

Reconciling Adam and Eve and evolutionary science

May 10, 2023

Does a prenuptial agreement invalidate a marriage?

May 3, 2023

Jesus raised the dead. Where were their souls?

April 26, 2023

Did the authority to absolve sins expire at Jesus’ death?

April 19, 2023

How can I contribute to every charity that asks?

April 12, 2023

Jesus became man so I could become God? Also, being respectful before Mass

April 5, 2023

Do we relax our Lenten fasts on Sunday?

March 29, 2023