Articles by Daniel Payne
UPDATE: Oklahoma Catholic charter school loses Supreme Court bid for state approval
May 22, 2025 / 12:12 pmThe U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday declined to issue a ruling in a contentious case involving what was proposed to be the nation’s first religious charter school.
Archdiocese of New Orleans agrees to $180 million settlement with abuse victims
May 22, 2025 / 11:52 amThe Archdiocese of New Orleans this week agreed to pay a massive $180 million to victims of clergy abuse there, bringing an end to years of bankruptcy proceedings in federal court.
Canada’s lack of disabilities minister criticized by pro-life advocates
May 22, 2025 / 06:00 amPro-life and disability advocates have criticized the abolishment of the cabinet position that directly provided support for disabled Canadian citizens.
UPDATE: New York Catholic health system to pay $3.3 million over alleged Medicare claim violations
May 21, 2025 / 14:01 pmA Catholic health care system in New York state has agreed to pay a multimillion-dollar settlement over allegations that it violated federal Medicare reporting laws.
California Catholic school launches ‘house system’ to build community, foster leadership
May 21, 2025 / 10:05 amJSerra Catholic High School in San Juan Capistrano is preparing to launch a “house system” to help students connect with one another and foster leadership.
Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music launches ‘Let’s Sing with the Pope’ video series
May 17, 2025 / 10:00 amThe Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music said this week it is launching its “Let’s Sing with the Pope” initiative.
Priest accused of sex abuse dismissed from Augustinians over ‘disagreement’ with superior
May 16, 2025 / 16:11 pmFather Richard McGrath was allegedly barred from the order “following a prolonged period of disagreement with his direct superior.”
Nashville petition calls for release of Catholic man arrested by immigration officers
May 15, 2025 / 14:10 pmCatholics in Nashville, Tennessee, are calling for the release of a man arrested by immigration officials last week amid efforts by the government to curb illegal immigration.
‘I wanted so much to come here’: Pope Leo visits Marian shrine outside of Rome
May 10, 2025 / 13:42 pmThe sanctuary is run by the religious of the Order of St. Augustine and “houses an ancient image of the Virgin, dear to the order and to the memory of Leo XIII.”
Catholic-backed suit to protect Native American site wins temporary block in federal court
May 10, 2025 / 11:45 amThe federal government will be prohibited from selling the Oak Flat site in Arizona while the coalition group Apache Stronghold waits for a ruling from the high court.
Cardinal Filoni: Leo XIV’s papal name points to ‘clear vision of the Church’
May 10, 2025 / 10:00 am“I asked him why he took this name,” Filoni said. “He’s an Augustinian. ... He told me: ‘In this moment, we need a man with a clear vision of the Church.’”
Department of Justice says data breach exposed information on diocesan sex abuse survivors
May 9, 2025 / 13:32 pmThe U.S. Justice Department says a recent data breach of a California consulting firm exposed data of Catholic clergy abuse survivors in multiple bankruptcy lawsuits.
Police arrest Pennsylvania man for detonating explosive inside Catholic chapel
May 9, 2025 / 12:56 pmPolice in a small Pennsylvania town have arrested a man who allegedly detonated an explosive on the altar of a small Catholic chapel this week.
Former parish administrator faces decade in prison for $700,000 theft from Florida parish
May 8, 2025 / 11:20 amProsecutors had alleged in 2022 that Deborah True and Father Richard Murphy stole nearly $1.5 million in parish funds from Holy Cross Catholic Church in Vero Beach.
New Jersey bishop says diocese will drop fight against state’s grand jury abuse probe
May 7, 2025 / 12:25 pmThe Diocese of Camden, New Jersey, said it will drop its fight against the state’s efforts to empanel a grand jury to investigate clergy abuse allegations.
PHOTOS: The Sistine Chapel awaits the arrival of cardinal electors to choose the next pope
May 6, 2025 / 12:58 pmThe proceedings will take place in absolute secrecy, with the prelates largely sequestered from the outside world for as long as the conclave lasts until a new Supreme Pontiff is chosen.
Bishop Barron: Next pope should be ‘a believer in Jesus’ before anything else
May 6, 2025 / 10:27 amBishop Robert Barron of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, spoke to EWTN News Vatican Correspondent Colm Flynn on May 5 in Rome.
Pope Francis urged ‘heart and spirit’ for ‘the poorest’ among us, Cardinal Artime says
May 3, 2025 / 14:00 pmThe prelate celebrated, and delivered the homily at, the second-to-last Mass held in mourning for the Holy Father, who passed away on April 21.
At Novendiales Mass, Pope Francis hailed for ‘unwavering confidence’ in women religious
May 3, 2025 / 12:50 pmSister Mary Barron said at the Mass that the late pope “invited us out into the world and among all of God’s creation to heal and accompany those most in need.”
Washington governor signs abuse bill requiring priests to break seal of confession
May 3, 2025 / 06:30 amThe measure adds clergy to the list of mandatory abuse reporters in the state but doesn’t include an exemption for information learned in the confessional.