Articles by Daniel Payne
Baltimore Archdiocese sues insurers over abuse claims coverage
Apr 4, 2024 / 12:15 pmThe archdiocese filed for bankruptcy in September 2023 ahead of a state law that ended the statute of limitations for civil lawsuits concerning child sexual abuse.
Iowa governor signs Religious Freedom Restoration Act
Apr 3, 2024 / 14:00 pmMore than half of U.S. states have passed Religious Freedom Restoration Acts (RFRA) since the federal government passed its version of the law in 1993.
Court rules that religious schools’ tax-exempt status does not make them subject to Title IX
Apr 3, 2024 / 11:15 amA lower court had previously ruled against the school, arguing that the school’s tax-exempt status in and of itself constituted a form of federal funding.
Archdiocese of Vancouver signs ‘sacred covenant’ with First Nation in British Columbia
Apr 2, 2024 / 15:45 pmArchbishop J. Michael Miller called the pact a historic milestone that “forges a new relationship” between native communities and the Catholic Church.
Washington archbishop: Biden ‘picks and chooses’ parts of Catholic faith
Apr 1, 2024 / 10:50 am“There is a phrase that we have used in the past, a ‘cafeteria Catholic,’” Cardinal Wilton Gregory said on “Face the Nation” on Easter Sunday.
PHOTOS: Pope Francis washes the feet of inmates at women’s prison in Rome
Mar 28, 2024 / 14:30 pmThe Holy Father has washed prisoners’ feet at numerous prisons around Rome through the years.
Canadian judge grants 27-year-old autistic woman’s request for assisted suicide
Mar 28, 2024 / 13:30 pmThe woman’s father argued against the decision, saying that his daughter “is generally healthy.”
Trump’s Bible peddling: welcome message or ‘misunderstanding’ about the faith?
Mar 28, 2024 / 12:00 pmPresidential candidate Donald Trump’s message touting a patriotic Bible is either seen as a welcome exhortation or a “potentially dangerous misunderstanding.”
Trump touts ‘God Bless the USA’ King James Bible ahead of Easter
Mar 27, 2024 / 11:30 amTrump announced the commemorative Bible offering on social media this week, saying he partnered with country singer Lee Greenwood on the initiative.
Baltimore archbishop calls for prayers after catastrophic bridge collapse
Mar 26, 2024 / 13:40 pmArchbishop William Lori called for prayers after a container strip struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore City, leading to a catastrophic collapse.
Government restrictions on religion reach ‘peak levels’ in latest Pew global survey
Mar 26, 2024 / 12:45 pmOverall, China, Russia, Afghanistan, Iran, and Algeria topped the report’s list of countries with “very high” government restrictions.
English bishop-elect whose installation was canceled returns to ministry
Mar 25, 2024 / 15:00 pm“The diocese communicates that Canon Whitehead has resumed his duties as parish priest of St. John the Evangelist in Bath,” a Clifton Diocese statement said.
‘It’s a minor miracle’: Parishioners purchase historic church from Pennsylvania diocese
Mar 23, 2024 / 06:00 amThe Society of St. Joseph of Bethlehem in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, announced earlier this month that the society had purchased the historic St. Joseph’s Church.
Montana Supreme Court OKs pro-abortion measure for voters in 2024
Mar 21, 2024 / 11:35 amThe measure as described on the secretary of state’s website would “[prohibit] the government from denying or burdening the right to abortion before fetal viability.”
Ballot initiative in Nebraska would prohibit abortion after 12 weeks
Mar 20, 2024 / 13:50 pmThe amendment would outlaw abortion after 12 weeks except in medical emergencies or when an unborn child is the result of sexual assault or incest.
Supreme Court declines to hear Catholic couple’s lawsuit over transgender child custody
Mar 19, 2024 / 15:00 pmThe Supreme Court rejected without comment an Indiana Catholic husband and wife’s petition over a dispute involving custody of their transgender-identifying son.
Grammy-winning Florida priest cleared of sexual misconduct charges
Mar 19, 2024 / 14:30 pmBishop Frank Dewane said that Father Jerome Kaywell’s accuser apologized and said the accusation of sexual misconduct was based on a “false memory.”
Pope Francis laicizes Toledo priest after life sentence for sexual abuse of minors
Mar 19, 2024 / 11:30 amPope Francis has laicized an Ohio priest, Michael Zacharias, who was convicted on five counts of sex trafficking by a federal jury in Ohio last May.
Pontifical Gregorian University announces merger with biblical, Eastern institutes
Mar 19, 2024 / 10:30 amThe historic Pontifical Gregorian University this week announced its official merger with the Pontifical Biblical Institute and the Pontifical Oriental Institute.
U.S. bishops call for ‘focused effort of prayer’ ahead of Supreme Court abortion pill hearings
Mar 18, 2024 / 12:55 pmThe bishops said the FDA “has enabled a nationwide mail-order abortion industry and turned neighborhood pharmacies into chemical abortion providers.”