Articles by Daniel Payne
Pope Francis advances martyred Albanian priests along path to sainthood
Jun 21, 2024 / 13:51 pmFather Luigj Paliq was murdered in Albania in 1913, and Father Gjon Gazulli was killed in 1927.
San Diego Catholic Charities struggles with security risks after accusation of ‘smuggling’
Jun 20, 2024 / 15:30 pmCatholic Charities San Diego has been dealing with protests and harassing messages following a claim that it is hosting an “illegal immigrant compound.”
Can generous family policies help boost fertility rates?
Jun 20, 2024 / 06:00 amMany countries have offered generous family policies for decades, but the data on their effects on birth rates are mixed.
Arizona governor vetoes bill requiring insurance companies to cover trans ‘detransitions’
Jun 19, 2024 / 15:45 pmDemocratic Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed state Senate Bill 1511 after it passed both houses of the state Legislature.
Holy See convenes UN panel urging global abolition of surrogacy
Jun 19, 2024 / 12:30 pmPanelists called for “increased awareness and concrete steps at the U.N. level to abolish surrogacy and uphold human dignity.”
Texas doctor indicted after exposing transgender child surgeries at children’s hospital
Jun 18, 2024 / 17:08 pmIn 2022, Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston announced it would cease performing transgender procedures on minors, citing concerns over “legal ramifications.”
Federal court shields U.S. bishops from abortion mandate as lawsuit plays out
Jun 18, 2024 / 15:45 pmThe bishops’ conference will not be “forced to support employee abortions against their religious beliefs” while a federal lawsuit works its way through the courts.
Vatican appoints new administrator of Steubenville Diocese amid possible merger
Jun 14, 2024 / 14:05 pmThe Vatican has removed Bishop Paul Bradley as apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Steubenville, the bishop revealed on Friday.
San Diego Diocese files for bankruptcy to address sexual abuse claims
Jun 14, 2024 / 13:00 pmThe Diocese of San Diego filed for bankruptcy on Thursday, the latest U.S. diocese to do so in response to hundreds of sexual abuse allegations leveled against it.
Notre Dame religious liberty clinic backs lawsuit against church grant discrimination
Jun 14, 2024 / 12:00 pmThe clinic’s amicus brief argues that “excluding religious organizations from generally available grant programs” both “violates the law and harms congregations.”
For World Day of the Poor, Pope Francis urges Christians to ‘be friends of the poor’
Jun 13, 2024 / 14:00 pmPope Francis this week urged Christians around the world to share in the suffering of the poor and to commune with them through the act of prayer.
In unanimous decision, SCOTUS rejects doctors’ challenge to abortion pill
Jun 13, 2024 / 12:38 pmThe Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously ruled against a physician-led challenge to the abortion drug mifepristone.
Preservation group launches campaign to save New York churches from closure
Jun 13, 2024 / 11:00 amThe “Save Our Sacred Sites” campaign aims to save historic church buildings at risk of closure by the Diocese of Buffalo.
What is ‘green burial’ and does the Catholic Church allow it?
Jun 13, 2024 / 06:00 amThe practice of “green burials” is growing in popularity including at numerous Catholic cemeteries throughout the United States.
Two court rulings deal blow, victory to U.S. transgender advocates
Jun 12, 2024 / 12:20 pmTwo court rulings in Florida and Texas simultaneously dealt both a victory and a setback to transgender advocates in the United States this week.
Massachusetts launches ‘first-in-the-nation’ effort to target pregnancy resource centers
Jun 11, 2024 / 15:15 pmThe state’s Department of Public Health says it will launch an “education campaign” to highlight “the dangers and potential harm” of crisis pregnancy centers.
French euthanasia bill on hold as Macron calls ‘snap election’
Jun 11, 2024 / 12:45 pmReims Archbishop Éric de Moulins-Beaufort said earlier this year that the measure would “shift our entire health care system toward death as a solution.”
‘Very sad day’: Fire engulfs historic Toronto church
Jun 10, 2024 / 14:30 pmThe Archdiocese of Toronto on Sunday called for prayers after a fire engulfed and largely destroyed historic St. Anne’s Anglican Church in the Canadian city.
Los Angeles County gives fire captain partial religious exemption in gay pride flag dispute
Jun 10, 2024 / 12:08 pmCapt. Jeffrey Little has received a partial religious exemption in his dispute with the county over raising a gay pride flag, but his lawyers say it's “not nearly enough.”
UPDATE: ‘Beloved, historic’ Chicago parish gets key protection vote from city preservation board
Jun 7, 2024 / 15:45 pmThe Society of St. Adalbert said the Chicago Landmark Commission on Thursday “voted unanimously to landmark all four buildings on the St. Adalbert site.”