Articles by Daniel Payne
London archdiocese releases choir videos to share ‘power of worship through music’
Oct 4, 2024 / 16:15 pm“The Church’s musical tradition is a treasure of inestimable value, and musicians have a duty to preserve this great tradition,” Jonathan Schranz said.
PHOTOS: North Carolina Catholic school becomes major distribution center for hurricane relief
Oct 4, 2024 / 13:45 pmThe school “converted Sunday into a drive-thru pickup area, with volunteers handing out everything from hot meals to diapers to bottled water.”
Virginia school board to pay teacher $575,000 after firing over transgender pronouns
Oct 3, 2024 / 12:10 pmPeter Vlaming was dismissed by the West Point School District in 2018 after he refused to use male pronouns to refer to a female student who believed she was a boy.
Cardinal Dolan says archdiocese is suing insurer to force it to pay sex abuse claims
Oct 1, 2024 / 12:20 pmDolan argued that Chubb “scurrilously” claims that the abuse of victims was “expected or intended” by the Catholic Church.
New York Diocese of Rockville Centre announces $323 million abuse settlement
Sep 27, 2024 / 13:20 pmThe amount represents the largest settlement in U.S. diocesan bankruptcy history. It will be distributed to about 600 abuse survivors.
‘It gives me hope’: Catholic advocates work to abolish death penalty at federal level
Sep 21, 2024 / 09:00 amWhen it comes to abolishing the death penalty in the U.S., a small but determined band of activists and policymakers are hoping for victories at the federal level.
What is the SSPX? A look at the controversial traditionalist Catholic group
Sep 21, 2024 / 08:00 amThe Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) is a traditionalist group that is not in full communion with the Catholic Church and has a canonically irregular status.
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Judo athlete banned for five months, sign of the cross at Olympics one of several factors
Sep 20, 2024 / 16:23 pmSerbian judo world champion Nemanja Majdov was hit the ban after having made the ancient Christian sign while competing in the Paris games in July.
Two lawsuits accuse Missouri dioceses of ‘shameless cover-up’ of sexual abuse
Sep 20, 2024 / 11:43 amThe two suits claim that diocesan officials “knowingly enabled, covered up, and concealed for multiple decades” sexual abuse perpetrated on minors.
Vatican unveils commemorative stamp on 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations with U.S.
Sep 18, 2024 / 16:20 pmU.S.-Vatican diplomatic relations extend back to 1788 when George Washington allowed that the Holy See could freely appoint bishops in the new country.
Catholic universities among dozens of schools with links to abortion industry, study finds
Sep 17, 2024 / 15:20 pmOf the 732 Christian schools investigated, more than 80 were found to have some sort of connection with Planned Parenthood or another abortion provider.
Archdiocese of New Orleans offers $62 million abuse settlement; survivors ask for $1 billion
Sep 17, 2024 / 11:35 amThe archdiocesan proposal is considerably less than the roughly $1 billion proposed by survivors of clergy abuse.
New study finds regular porn usage linked to higher loneliness, depression
Sep 16, 2024 / 06:00 amAbout 10% of young adults aged 18–39 report watching pornography online “at least once a day.”
FBI investigating apparent assassination attempt of Donald Trump in Florida
Sep 15, 2024 / 19:48 pmTrump was reportedly playing golf at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach when shots were fired on the course.
French bishops release files on Abbé Pierre 58 years early amid sex abuse claims
Sep 13, 2024 / 17:00 pmAbbé Pierre died in 2007 and in recent months, numerous allegations have surfaced regarding alleged sexual misconduct by the well-known priest.
Virginia Knights receive religious freedom award after spat with federal government
Sep 13, 2024 / 10:15 amA Knights of Columbus council in Petersburg, Virginia, has received a religious freedom award after it won a dispute over celebrating Mass at a federal cemetery.
UPDATE: Chicago priest ‘strenuously denies’ state’s child molestation allegation, archdiocese says
Sep 12, 2024 / 14:30 pmCBS News Chicago reported that the alleged incident reportedly took place at an “eighth-grade confirmation retreat” in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, in late August.
‘Harsh realities’: Diocese of Buffalo announces final list of parish mergers, closures
Sep 11, 2024 / 15:32 pmBuffalo Bishop Michael Fisher had announced in May that an estimated 34% of the diocese’s parishes would be merged in a process of “rightsizing and reshaping.”
Pew poll shows slim majority of U.S. Catholics voting for Trump in November
Sep 11, 2024 / 14:30 pmAmong Catholics, 52% said they were backing former president Donald Trump in the race compared with 47% who said they favored Vice President Kamala Harris.
New York bishops: State ‘equal rights amendment’ is ‘wolf in sheep’s clothing’
Sep 9, 2024 / 12:28 pmNew York bishops are warning ahead of the election that an “equal rights amendment” proposal on the ballot this year could have “dangerous consequences.”