Articles by Daniel Payne
UPDATE: Washington, Baltimore archbishops offer prayers after deadly DC plane crash
Jan 30, 2025 / 13:30 pmThe archbishops of Washington and Baltimore offered prayers on Thursday after a deadly plane crash near downtown Washington, D.C.
White House appears to walk back ‘pause’ of federal financial assistance
Jan 29, 2025 / 15:40 pmThe White House on Wednesday pulled back on a directive that had ordered federal agencies to pause federal grants and loans.
Trump signs order restricting transgender ‘chemical and surgical mutilation’ of children
Jan 29, 2025 / 13:15 pmThe president has vowed that the United States “will not fund, sponsor, promote, assist, or support” controversial transgender procedures.
CNA explains: How are ‘low-gluten’ Communion hosts made for Mass?
Jan 29, 2025 / 06:00 amCommunion can be distributed “under the form of wine alone in a case of necessity,” but many parishes have opted for the low-gluten option for Catholics who need it.
Miami archbishop joins hundreds of motorcyclists for annual fundraising ride
Jan 27, 2025 / 17:05 pmThe yearly event benefits St. Luke’s Center, an outreach program of Catholic Charities in the Archdiocese of Miami.
U.S. bishops say refugee program is ‘work of mercy’ after criticism from vice president
Jan 27, 2025 / 10:35 amVance had made the remarks during an interview on Sunday with Margaret Brennan on CBS News’ “Face the Nation.”
Trump reinstates ‘Mexico City policy’ ban on funding international abortions
Jan 25, 2025 / 07:39 amThe president on Jan. 24 issued an executive order revoking former President Joe Biden’s 2021 directive that had axed the decades-old policy.
Justice Department drops HIPAA charges against doctor who exposed trans child surgeries
Jan 24, 2025 / 18:30 pmIn May 2023 Christopher Rufo reported that Texas Children’s Hospital had “secretly continued to perform transgender medical interventions … on minor children.”
Trump orders declassification of ‘all records’ related to Kennedy, MLK assassinations
Jan 24, 2025 / 15:15 pmPresident Donald Trump directed recordkeepers to reveal the long-secret files as a matter of “public interest.”
U.S. bishops criticize Trump’s executive orders on climate, death penalty, immigration
Jan 22, 2025 / 15:15 pmUSCCB president Archbishop Timothy Broglio on Wednesday said in a statement that he took issue with some of the orders, calling them “deeply troubling.”
Virginia bishop: IVF ‘contrary to justice,’ destroys many human lives
Jan 22, 2025 / 14:45 pmIn a pastoral letter released on Wednesday, Burbidge acknowledged the “natural desire for family” as well as the challenges faced by couples struggling with infertility.
In bid to ‘put America first,’ Trump again withdraws U.S. from Paris climate accord
Jan 21, 2025 / 13:30 pmThe president issued the executive order as part of a flurry of directives he signed within hours of taking the oath of office for the second time.
AIDS relief program ‘in jeopardy’ after federal funds used for abortions
Jan 20, 2025 / 16:20 pmA major U.S. HIV/AIDS relief program is facing potential blowback amid reports that the program was used to fund abortions in southeast Africa.
Archdiocese of Chicago removes 2 priests from ministry after sex abuse allegations
Jan 20, 2025 / 11:55 amThe archdiocese announced the development on Saturday, writing to 14 different parishes at which the two priests served over a series of years.
Hawaii’s seafarer ministry brings pastoral relief to island’s ‘invisible’ fishing industry
Jan 19, 2025 / 06:00 amHonolulu Bishop Larry Silva launched the Hawaii Apostleship of the Sea Ministry out of the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa late last year.
‘Legally meaningless’: Experts respond to Biden’s Equal Rights Amendment declaration
Jan 17, 2025 / 15:05 pmThe president on Friday proclaimed that the ERA — a measure abortion advocates have said could help legalize abortion nationwide — is “the law of the land.”
Biden says ‘Equal Rights Amendment’ is ‘law of the land’
Jan 17, 2025 / 11:30 amThe declaration appeared to carry no legal weight but could set off a protracted political and legal fight for the incoming Trump administration.
Survey: Alleged abuse of minors has cost U.S. Church $5 billion over 20 years
Jan 16, 2025 / 12:10 pmThe CARA survey polled about 200 dioceses and eparchies and approximately 220 religious communities of men over the course of the 20 years.
Brooklyn priest to pray at inauguration after ‘unlikely’ friendship with President Trump
Jan 16, 2025 / 11:40 amFather Francis Mann is scheduled to deliver the closing benediction at Trump’s second inauguration in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20.
Catholic medical group sues Biden administration over emergency room abortion rule
Jan 14, 2025 / 17:15 pmThe federal government is accused of acting unlawfully when in July 2022 it directed that hospitals and emergency rooms would be required to perform abortions.