Articles by Daniel Payne
Arkansas parish hit by multiple vandalism incidents
Jul 26, 2024 / 14:20 pmPolice are investigating after a parish in Arkansas was struck by three vandalism incidents in recent months, including the destruction of a statue of Mary on the parish grounds.
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Priest sues gay hookup app Grindr over data leak
Jul 26, 2024 / 11:10 amIn July 2021, Monsignor Jeffrey Burrill resigned from his post as the general secretary of the USCCB ahead of a report by The Pillar alleging that he had engaged in inappropriate behavior and frequent use of Grindr.
Alabama church employee pleads guilty to stealing $300,000 from parish for TikTok creators
Jul 24, 2024 / 14:48 pmKristen Marie Battocletti, 35, had been charged with, and agreed to plead guilty to, embezzling funds from St. Francis of Assisi University Parish in Tuscaloosa.
Joe Biden announces he will not seek reelection in 2024 presidential race; endorses Harris
Jul 21, 2024 / 14:15 pmThe Democratic president has been fielding calls from his party to pull out of the race after a much-criticized debate performance in June.
‘There’s a better way’: Baltimore Archdiocese doubles gun buyback budget to $100,000
Jul 19, 2024 / 12:54 pmThe archdiocese said last year that it obtained 360 guns using $50,000 in raised funds in what officials described as an interfaith event to build “a coalition for peace.”
Bob Newhart, celebrated comedian and lifelong Catholic, dies at 94
Jul 19, 2024 / 09:15 amThe famous stand-up comic and actor said he went to Mass twice weekly and regularly thanked God for helping his wife through a bout of liver cancer.
Ohio priest apologizes for destroying hard drive containing possible child porn
Jul 18, 2024 / 14:15 pmFather Barry Stechschulte said he wanted to “address” and “apologize for” his involvement in a controversy surrounding a priest accused of sexual abuse.
Former Louisiana priest arrested on child pornography charges
Jul 17, 2024 / 12:35 pmFather Anthony Odiong was arrested for possession of child pornography in Florida, with the suspect also accused of multiple other instances of sexual abuse.
Anti-death penalty activists celebrate 200th death row exoneree: ‘Undoubtedly optimistic’
Jul 17, 2024 / 07:00 amCatholic Mobilizing Network said in a press release that California prisoner Larry Roberts had become “the 200th death row exoneration since 1973.”
Appeals court refuses to reinstate Oklahoma federal grants in abortion referral dispute
Jul 16, 2024 / 15:20 pmThe state in November filed a lawsuit against the HHS after the Biden administration suspended “millions of dollars” in Title X federal family planning funding.
Suspect charged with felony hate crime after beheading statue of Jesus at New York parish
Jul 16, 2024 / 14:20 pmThis incident is one of numerous acts of vandalism against Catholic churches and other faith organizations in recent months and years in the U.S.
Guadalajara archbishop to Pope Francis on Latin Mass ban: ‘Do not allow this to happen’
Jul 16, 2024 / 12:20 pmCardinal Juan Sandoval Iñiguez has implored Pope Francis not to ban the Traditional Latin Mass amid rumors that the Vatican is moving to restrict the liturgy.
Donald Trump names Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance as running mate
Jul 15, 2024 / 15:43 pmThe former president made the announcement days after surviving an assassination attempt at a Pennsylvania rally.
New Jersey man locates $40,000 in ‘unclaimed funds’ for diocese, parishes
Jul 15, 2024 / 14:55 pmPhilip Britton, who lives in the western part of the state in the township of Pennsville, was searching the website of the state’s Unclaimed Property Administration.
Trump injured at Pennsylvania rally in assassination attempt; shooter, rally attendee dead
Jul 13, 2024 / 19:34 pm“The former president is safe,” the U.S. Secret Service said in a written statement that did not say whether Trump was injured.
Washington judge denies state attorney general’s subpoena against Seattle Archdiocese
Jul 13, 2024 / 10:45 amThe attorney general’s office claimed in May that the Seattle Archdiocese “refused to cooperate” with a subpoena investigating the use of charitable funds.
Catholic Relief Services mobilizes supplies after hurricane ‘rips through’ Caribbean
Jul 12, 2024 / 16:55 pmCRS said in a press release that it was partnering with aid workers in the Caribbean to respond to the devastation left in the hurricane’s wake.
Filipino bishops urge nation to ‘take a little more time’ before legalizing civil divorce
Jul 12, 2024 / 13:40 pmThe Philippines is the only nation in the world, other than the Vatican, where divorce is still outlawed.
U.S. military disavows presentation that described National Right to Life as ‘terrorist group’
Jul 12, 2024 / 12:55 pmA photo circulating on social media this week purported to show a PowerPoint slide as part of a presentation delivered at Fort Liberty in North Carolina.
Diocese of Toledo to pay $1 million to three priest sex abuse victims
Jul 11, 2024 / 16:00 pmThe Diocese of Toledo will pay out a seven-figure sum to three victims of priest sexual abuse after agreeing to a settlement, according to media reports.