Articles by Daniel Payne
Texas executes prisoner despite pleas for clemency from Catholic anti-death-penalty group
Oct 11, 2023 / 17:10 pmJedidiah Murphy was put to death by lethal injection at the execution chamber in Huntsville on Tuesday night.
Israeli woman whose 80-year-old father was among those taken hostage: ‘Save their lives’
Oct 11, 2023 / 16:10 pm“Dozens of terrorists invaded the kibbutz and started butchering the residents, going house by house,” Noam Perry said. “They butchered my friends.”
Oklahoma board approves Catholic charter school contract
Oct 10, 2023 / 12:28 pmThe Archdiocese of Oklahoma said it was “excited to be one step closer to providing new education opportunities for families in great need in Oklahoma.”
Nearly 300 reported killed by Hamas insurgents at Israeli music festival
Oct 9, 2023 / 15:00 pmThe Supernova music festival being held near Kibbutz Re’im in southwestern Israel, just a few miles from the Gaza Strip, was targeted by Palestinian forces.
U.S. bishops call for prayers for peace in Holy Land amid escalating war
Oct 9, 2023 / 13:29 pmThe strike by Hamas resulted in hundreds of Israeli deaths, as well as reports of Hamas insurgents allegedly abducting Israeli citizens.
German Christian home-schooling family reportedly given stay of deportation
Oct 9, 2023 / 11:45 amThe Romeike family faced potential deportation by the Biden administration after having spent over a decade in the United States.
Dozens killed in surprise Hamas attacks on Israel; Netanyahu says country ‘at war’
Oct 7, 2023 / 09:36 amSurprise attacks by Hamas on Israel early on Saturday killed at least dozens of people.
Congress members urge DOJ to reject deportation of German family who sought asylum in US
Oct 6, 2023 / 17:10 pmThe Romeikes were granted deferred action status in 2013 after conflicts with the German government about home-schooling their children.
Pope offers prayers to victims of deadly bus crash in Venice, Italy
Oct 6, 2023 / 10:20 amAuthorities reported that the bus broke out in flames after crashing. At least 21 people were reported dead by Friday morning, with nearly as many injured.
Fact check: Does the Synod on Synodality website really feature artwork from Father Marko Rupnik?
Oct 6, 2023 / 09:47 amCNA fact-checks the claim that Father Marko Rupnik’s artwork is featured prominently by Catholic institutions, including the Synod on Synodality website.
Read some of the reactions to the pope’s ‘heartfelt appeal’ on climate change
Oct 5, 2023 / 17:35 pmPope Francis’ apostolic exhortation on the environment and the threat of climate change was met with praise both by Catholic and environmental leaders.
New film about Mother Teresa ignites controversy over saint’s ‘spiritual struggle’
Oct 4, 2023 / 16:36 pmFather Brian Kolodiejchuk said the film’s writer and director committed "grave errors" in claiming that Mother Teresa had “lost her faith.” The film's producer responded that their intention was "to show Mother Teresa’s spiritual struggle, her pain, her sense of abandonment by Jesus and her longing for God."
Florida executes convicted double-murderer despite pleas from Catholic bishops
Oct 4, 2023 / 11:55 amMichael Zack had been convicted of two 1996 murders: He stabbed Ravonne Smith to death and later beat to death Laura Rosillo.
Pope Francis issues new call for dramatic climate change measures
Oct 4, 2023 / 06:03 amThe pope wrote that the effects of climate change “are here and increasingly evident.”
Be joyful, the Eucharist is not just a metaphor, Bishop Burbidge says
Oct 3, 2023 / 17:15 pmAt the opening Mass of Philadelphia’s Eucharistic Congress, Burbidge said a “common error” is that “some people mistakenly see the Eucharist as a metaphor.”
Chicago Auxiliary Bishop Kevin Birmingham, 51, passes away in sleep
Oct 2, 2023 / 17:55 pmBishop Kevin Birmingham’s fellow auxiliary bishop Jeffrey Grob described the late prelate as “genuine, personable, funny, and pastoral.”
Roof of church collapses in Mexico, killing at least 10
Oct 2, 2023 / 16:55 pmTampico Bishop José Armando Alvarez said in a statement on social media on Sunday that the roof collapsed while parishioners were celebrating baptisms.
The 5 cardinals behind the latest dubia issued to Pope Francis
Oct 2, 2023 / 16:35 pmThe prelates, who also issued a “Notification to Christ’s Faithful,” hail from the diverse ecclesiastical landscapes of Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas.
Read Pope Francis’ response to the dubia presented to him by 5 cardinals
Oct 2, 2023 / 14:46 pmFive cardinals have sent a set of questions known as “dubia” to Pope Francis to express their concerns and seek clarification on points of doctrine and discipline.
Data show Americans want larger families even as fertility rates remain at historic lows
Sep 30, 2023 / 07:00 amA recent Gallup study shows an increase in the number of Americans who believe that the ideal family size is three or more children.