Articles by Daniel Payne
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.”
‘Miracles’: Rhode Island Catholic school thrives after last-ditch purchase from diocese
Mar 18, 2024 / 07:00 amChesterton Academy of Our Lady of Hope in Warwick, Rhode Island, recently acquired the property of St. Francis School and Church from the Providence Diocese.
Virginia diocese offers to assist with burial of unborn baby found in pond
Mar 15, 2024 / 17:05 pmBishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington, Virginia, announced that his diocese is willing to help with the burial of the body of an unborn baby discovered in a local pond.
French bishops condemn Macron’s assisted suicide bill
Mar 15, 2024 / 13:30 pmSeveral French Catholic bishops this week roundly condemned a recently announced proposal by the Macron government to legalize the practice of assisted suicide.
Pornhub disables website in Texas rather than comply with state’s age verification law
Mar 15, 2024 / 11:25 amPornhub, one of the largest pornography websites in the world, has ceased offering its website in Texas rather than comply with the state’s age verification law.
Wisconsin Supreme Court says Catholic charity group cannot claim religious tax exemption
Mar 14, 2024 / 16:00 pmThe Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a major Catholic charity group’s activities were not “primarily” religious under state law.
Priest sues Indiana diocese after ‘no evidence’ found in sex abuse investigation
Mar 14, 2024 / 12:45 pmA priest in Indiana is suing his diocese for fraud and defamation after he was suspended over what the clergyman claims were false allegations.
Diocese of Buffalo announces sale of headquarters to pay sex abuse victims
Mar 14, 2024 / 11:15 amThe Diocese of Buffalo in New York has announced the sale of its headquarters in downtown Buffalo nearly four years after it declared bankruptcy.
DOJ signals that U.S. prisons must adopt transgender policies for prisoners
Mar 13, 2024 / 14:00 pmThe Department of Justice said the Utah Department of Corrections had violated the Americans with Disabilities Act.
State attorneys general threaten lawsuit over Maine abortion, transgender bill
Mar 12, 2024 / 17:30 pmOver a dozen state attorneys general are threatening a possible lawsuit over a bill that extends legal protections to out-of-staters seeking transgender-related procedures.
Pope Francis laicizes North Dakota priest after sexual assault guilty plea
Mar 12, 2024 / 13:30 pmDiocese of Fargo Bishop John Folda said in a statement this month that former priest Neil Pfeifer “received a dispensation from the clerical state” effective March 8.
Pope Francis appoints UCLA astrophysicist to Pontifical Academy of Sciences
Mar 8, 2024 / 16:05 pmAndrea Mia Ghez, recognized for her groundbreaking research on black holes, is one of only four women to have been awarded the Nobel Prize in physics.
Connecticut latest state to consider ‘human composting’ amid Catholic opposition
Mar 8, 2024 / 12:10 pmThe measure under consideration seeks to “authorize the natural organic reduction of human remains as a final disposition of such remains.”
Fake priest robs New York church of $900 in multistate impersonator scam
Mar 7, 2024 / 15:20 pmNYPD Crime Stoppers is offering a $3,500 reward for tips leading to the arrest of a man who impersonated a priest to gain access to a Queens church.
New criminal justice program in Steubenville ‘rooted in the Catholic tradition’
Mar 7, 2024 / 12:10 pmFranciscan University of Steubenville, founded in 1946, announced the launch of the program in a press release last month.
Leaked files reveal transgender group’s ‘pseudoscientific’ crusade, ethical abuse
Mar 5, 2024 / 15:50 pmMembers of a transgender advocacy organization admitted that children who receive transgender procedures are too young to be capable of consent.
French bishops call for fasting and prayer as France enshrines abortion in constitution
Mar 4, 2024 / 15:22 pmThe French National Assembly in January voted to introduce a “right to abortion” in the French Constitution.
Church Militant to shut down following $500,000 defamation lawsuit brought by priest
Mar 2, 2024 / 14:22 pmThe controversial website will cease operations next month following a $500,000 defamation judgment against it.
Bishop Barron leads prayer vigil at Planned Parenthood, calls for end to ‘culture of death’
Mar 1, 2024 / 17:30 pmThe well-known prelate said the vigil was to “pray for the conversion of hearts and minds to protect the most vulnerable in our society.”