Daniel Payne

Daniel Payne is a senior editor at Catholic News Agency. He previously worked at the College Fix and Just the News. He lives in Virginia with his family.

Articles by Daniel Payne

Arrest made in murder of Kentucky teacher on Catholic University of America campus

Jul 13, 2023 / 07:36 am

On July 5, 25-year-old Maxwell Emerson was shot and killed on the university’s Washington, D.C., campus.

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Notre Dame professor sues student newspaper over reports on pro-abortion outreach

Jul 12, 2023 / 13:15 pm

Tamara Kay filed the suit against The Irish Rover in response to two articles that reported on the professor’s pro-abortion activism.

The Palace of Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, which houses the meeting room of the U.N. Human Rights Council. Groov3 via Wikimedia (CC0 1.0).

UN human rights council passes religious hatred resolution amid U.S., European opposition

Jul 12, 2023 / 12:44 pm

The resolution urges member states to more aggressively prosecute acts of religious-based antagonism.

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National data shows U.S. students still ‘stalled’ after pandemic

Jul 12, 2023 / 08:21 am

The NWEA noted that the decline was sharper than what was observed in 2021-2022.

New Virginia law offers churches additional protections against being shut down

Jul 11, 2023 / 08:35 am

The new provision stems from concerns during the COVID-19 crisis that churches were being subject to overly strict pandemic mitigation policies.