Articles by Daniel Payne
Pope Francis will be discharged from Gemelli Hospital on Sunday, Vatican says
Mar 22, 2025 / 14:09 pmHospital officials said the pope will continue convalescing at his apartment in Casa Santa Marta for at least two months.
In federal suit, Illinois diocese says state ‘human rights’ law violates religious freedom
Mar 21, 2025 / 12:30 pmThe Diocese of Springfield in Illinois is arguing in federal court that a state “human rights” law is infringing upon its freedoms of religion and speech.
How the McDonald’s Filet-o-Fish became a Lenten tradition in the U.S.
Mar 21, 2025 / 06:00 amKnown primarily for its burgers and chicken nuggets, the restaurant’s “Filet-o-Fish” sandwich is also a classic mainstay on its menu.
Trump administration pays $47 million to Texas Catholic charity amid funding lawsuit
Mar 18, 2025 / 12:05 pmCatholic Charities Fort Worth earlier this month sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services over the freezing of tens of millions of dollars in federal grants.
U.S. bishops back Oklahoma Catholic charter school at Supreme Court
Mar 15, 2025 / 11:00 amSt. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School has been battling since 2023 to receive official status as a charter school in Oklahoma.
Florida bishops urge DeSantis to commute death sentence of convicted killer Edward James
Mar 15, 2025 / 10:00 amEdward James pleaded guilty in 1995 to the killings of Betty Dick and her 8-year-old granddaughter Toni Neuner in Casselberry, Florida.
How hundreds of religious sisters contributed to ‘groundbreaking’ 30-year Alzheimer’s study
Mar 14, 2025 / 06:00 amLaunched in 1986 by neurologist David Snowdon, the “Nun Study” produced “seminal findings” on “cognitive impairment and related neuropathologies,” researchers said.
Ohio Catholic hospital resolves First Amendment dispute over ‘body cavity’ search
Mar 13, 2025 / 12:20 pmThe suit had alleged that police brought a “detainee” to the hospital’s ER and requested doctors “perform a body cavity search” to determine if the suspect possessed drugs.
USPS places Catholic writer, public intellectual William F. Buckley on commemorative stamp
Mar 8, 2025 / 10:00 amThe U.S. Postal Service this week announced that celebrated Catholic writer and public intellectual William F. Buckley Jr. will receive his own commemorative stamp.
New Jersey Supreme Court to consider whether grand jury can hear clergy abuse allegations
Mar 7, 2025 / 15:45 pmThe Diocese of Camden had argued that grand juries in New Jersey cannot be convened in instances of “clergy sexual abuse that is alleged to have taken place decades ago.”
Supreme Court says Trump administration must pay out $2 billion in frozen foreign aid
Mar 5, 2025 / 12:10 pmThe executive orders cover tens of millions of dollars promised to Catholic groups, including Catholic Relief Services and Catholic Charities agencies.
State Department cancels U.S. bishops’ contracts for refugee settlement
Mar 4, 2025 / 14:00 pmThe USCCB was directed to “stop all work on the program[s] and not incur any new costs” and “cancel as many outstanding obligations as possible.”
Supreme Court pauses order that Trump pay $2 billion in foreign aid
Feb 27, 2025 / 13:10 pmThe funding freeze touched off a flurry of lawsuits from nonprofits and aid groups who said the White House had engaged in an overreach of its executive power.
Yearslong decline in Christianity ‘leveling off’ in U.S., Pew survey shows
Feb 26, 2025 / 13:35 pmPew said its most recent Religious Landscape Study showed 62% of U.S. adults identifying as Christian, a number that has been “relatively stable” since 2019.
CNA explains: Who’s in charge of the Vatican while Pope Francis is hospitalized?
Feb 26, 2025 / 11:10 amWho exactly runs the Vatican when a pope is hospitalized or unable to perform his normal duties?
Supreme Court overturns Oklahoma death row inmate’s murder conviction, grants new trial
Feb 25, 2025 / 14:35 pmThe U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered that condemned Oklahoma death row prisoner Richard Glossip be given a new trial.
After 10 years of euthanasia in Canada, activists detect a shift, say much work to be done
Feb 25, 2025 / 06:00 amA decade after euthanasia became legal in Canada, activists there say the political and cultural winds are shifting in favor of life — but there is still plenty of work to be done.
Federal judge blocks immigration arrests at some religious sites
Feb 24, 2025 / 16:35 pmA federal judge has ruled that the government will not be permitted to conduct unrestricted arrests of suspected unauthorized immigrants at some religious sites.
Catholic bishops, faithful worldwide pray for Pope Francis amid ongoing health struggles
Feb 24, 2025 / 14:15 pmOver the weekend the Vatican said the Holy Father had suffered a respiratory crisis and required a blood transfusion.
PHOTOS: Pope Francis receives get-well cards, drawings from schoolchildren in Rome
Feb 23, 2025 / 14:40 pmThe pontiff's condition “remains critical,” the Holy See Press Office says in a statement issued Sunday evening.