Articles by Daniel Payne
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.
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.”