Articles by Daniel Payne
U.S. military disavows presentation that described National Right to Life as ‘terrorist group’
Jul 12, 2024 / 12:55 pmA photo circulating on social media this week purported to show a PowerPoint slide as part of a presentation delivered at Fort Liberty in North Carolina.
Diocese of Toledo to pay $1 million to three priest sex abuse victims
Jul 11, 2024 / 16:00 pmThe Diocese of Toledo will pay out a seven-figure sum to three victims of priest sexual abuse after agreeing to a settlement, according to media reports.
Missouri priest pleads guilty to $300,000 theft from parish
Jul 11, 2024 / 12:30 pmFather Ignazio Medina admitted to “transporting stolen property across state lines” after a federal investigation.
As marriage rates continue to plunge, how can the Church get more people to the altar?
Jul 11, 2024 / 06:00 amCatholic marriage rates dropped by about 70% between 1969 and 2019, according to data from Georgetown’s Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate.
Bishops’ committee faces backlash over call for Cuba to be removed from terrorism sponsor list
Jul 10, 2024 / 15:55 pmBishop A. Elias Zaidan on Tuesday urged U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to “remove Cuba’s designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism.”
Ukrainian Greek archbishop condemns ‘horrifying’ attack on children’s hospital
Jul 9, 2024 / 12:19 pmArchbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk said in a video accompanying a Monday press release that the strike was “a sin that cries to heaven for vengeance.”
GOP softens pro-marriage language in 2024 platform
Jul 9, 2024 / 11:45 amIn its 2016 platform, the GOP had defended “traditional marriage and family,” which it said was “based on marriage between one man and one woman.”
Latin Patriarchate condemns reported raid by Israeli forces on Gaza Catholic school
Jul 8, 2024 / 15:20 pmThe patriarchate said in a Sunday press release that it was “monitoring, with grave concern, the news of the raids, apparently launched by the Israeli army.”
Pontifical Academy for Life releases ‘lexicon’ for end-of-life discussions
Jul 5, 2024 / 13:10 pmThe Vatican Publishing House released the brief booklet on July 2.
British lords, celebrities call on Vatican to preserve ‘treasure’ of Latin Mass
Jul 3, 2024 / 12:45 pmIn a Tuesday letter, a wide cross-section of English cultural fixtures openly implored the Vatican to refrain from restricting the rite further.
Texas Supreme Court upholds ban on transgender procedures for minors
Jul 1, 2024 / 15:20 pmThe Texas Supreme Court’s ruling said that the state is within its authority to outlaw extreme medical treatments for young boys and girls.
PHOTOS: A Eucharistic pilgrimage boards a ‘sternwheeler’ and travels down the Ohio River
Jun 30, 2024 / 08:00 amTwo bishops and others traveled 30 miles by boat down the river while blessing several groups and locations.
Supreme Court overturns ‘Chevron’ doctrine with big implications for religious liberty
Jun 28, 2024 / 15:25 pmThe decision returns the authority to interpret law to the courts.
At first presidential debate, Biden and Trump spar on abortion, immigration
Jun 28, 2024 / 09:30 amThe two candidates, who have yet to be nominated by their respective parties, took to the stage in Atlanta to present their visions for the country.
Knights of Columbus announce charity fund has surpassed $100 million in grants
Jun 27, 2024 / 16:45 pmThe fund “has crossed a significant milestone” in surpassing the six-figure mark, the organization said in a press release this week.
Pope Francis on Prayer for Creation Day: Caring for the environment is an ‘act of love’
Jun 27, 2024 / 14:20 pmThe Holy Spirit “guides us and calls us to conversion,” Francis said, “to a change in lifestyle in order to resist the degradation of our environment.”
Pope Francis appoints new bishops of Rapid City, Davenport dioceses
Jun 25, 2024 / 12:45 pmThe Holy See said Father Dennis Walsh would head the Diocese of Davenport, Iowa, while Father Scott Bullock would lead the Diocese of Rapid City, South Dakota.
U.S. bishops applaud Supreme Court ruling on domestic violence gun law
Jun 24, 2024 / 12:38 pmIn a statement Saturday, Archbishop Borys Gudziak said “the common good demands that society protect vulnerable women and children from domestic violence.”
Canadian man offered euthanasia ‘multiple times’: ‘I don’t want to give up my life’
Jun 23, 2024 / 06:00 amRoger Foley says he has been offered euthanasia as he struggles with lifelong disabilities and chronic pain from a disease called cerebellar ataxia.
UPDATE: Tennessee priest indicted on additional sex crime charges
Jun 21, 2024 / 15:55 pmThe priest is being held in jail in Williamson County, Tennessee, on $2 million bond, the police said. He had previously served at St. Philip Catholic Church in Franklin.