Articles by Daniel Payne
What does the Catholic Church teach about lying?
Oct 12, 2024 / 06:00 amUnsurprisingly, after 20 centuries, the Catholic Church has a lot to say about lying, one of the most common phenomena of the human experience.
California priest pleads no contest in child pornography case
Oct 11, 2024 / 13:55 pmAs part of that plea, the 39-year-old priest also admitted that he possessed “over 600 images of child sexual abuse material.”
Louisiana diocese set to file for bankruptcy, negotiate settlement with abuse victims
Oct 10, 2024 / 13:20 pmIn 2019 then-Alexandria Bishop David Talley released a list of 27 priests who had served in the diocese and who had been credibly accused of sexual abuse.
North Carolina bishop visits communities hit by hurricane: ‘People are stunned’
Oct 9, 2024 / 14:05 pmBishop Michael Martin told CNA that he and diocesan staff recently took a trip to several of the harder-hit areas in the Charlotte Diocese to survey the destruction.
Pennsylvania priest laicized after investigation finds he sexually assaulted two minors
Oct 9, 2024 / 13:35 pmMartin Boylan, 76, was removed from priestly ministry in 2016 after he was accused of sexual assault of a minor.
Did Tim Walz allow abortion for any reason up to birth? Here’s what the law he signed says
Oct 7, 2024 / 17:30 pmAs governor of Minnesota, Tim Walz has signed several far-reaching abortion laws that have significantly expanded abortion in that state.
Archdiocese of Washington celebrates annual Red Mass ahead of Supreme Court term
Oct 7, 2024 / 12:15 pmWashington Archbishop Cardinal Wilton Gregory was the principal celebrant at the Red Mass, while Deacon Darryl Kelley offered the homily.
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.
![In an Instagram post responding to his five-month ban, Judo athlete Nemanja Majdov of Serbia said he “did not want to apologize for the [sign of the cross], and of course I did not, nor will I ever.” Credit: CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images](https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/storage/image/nemanjamajdov092024.jpg?w=310&h=198)
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.”