Articles by Daniel Payne
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.
White House to remove Cuba from terror list amid Vatican’s efforts at prisoner release
Jan 14, 2025 / 16:45 pmA senior administration official told media in a call on Tuesday that President Joe Biden would be lifting Cuba from the list.
Opus Dei contests charges of malfeasance in author’s new book
Jan 14, 2025 / 15:00 pmThe book, written by Gareth Gore, describes Opus Dei as “a secretive, ultra-conservative Catholic sect” that “pushed its radical agenda ... around the globe.”
Los Angeles archbishop: Catholics called to be God’s ‘instruments’ during deadly wildfires
Jan 10, 2025 / 14:50 pmThe prelate delivered the remarks as a homily at a special Mass celebrated at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles.
Biden cancels trip to Italy and meeting with Pope Francis amid deadly California wildfires
Jan 10, 2025 / 12:05 pmBiden was set to travel to Rome from Jan. 9–12 at Pope Francis’ invitation. His audience with the Holy Father was set for Jan. 10.
Researchers underscore link between decline of marriage, plummeting fertility rates
Jan 10, 2025 / 07:00 amAssociates at the Ontario-based think tank Cardus assert that the decline of marriage is “one contributing issue” to plummeting fertility in Western countries.
Abortion group trains pharmacists to dispense abortion pills
Jan 9, 2025 / 14:30 pmA pilot program launched this month in Washington state has trained pharmacists to prescribe the abortion-drug combo mifepristone and misoprostol.
‘Families who have lost everything’: Los Angeles Archdiocese responds to deadly wildfires
Jan 9, 2025 / 12:30 pmArchdiocesan officials and local Church leaders in Los Angeles are working to shelter and assist victims of the ongoing wildfires there.
Lawsuit: City retaliated against Catholic hospital for refusing ‘body cavity’ drug search
Jan 7, 2025 / 14:00 pmThe suit said police brought a “detainee” to the hospital’s ER and requested doctors “perform a body cavity search” to determine if the suspect was in possession of drugs.