Articles by Daniel Payne
Caravaggio painted two masterpieces of St. Paul’s conversion — why?
Jan 25, 2024 / 04:00 amOn the feast of the conversion of St. Paul, we look at the mystery behind Caravaggio’s two famous paintings of the great apostle’s conversion moment.
Bishops praise bipartisan deal on enhanced child tax credit proposal
Jan 24, 2024 / 12:00 pmArchbishop Borys Gudziak said in a Wednesday statement that the recently proposed modification to the tax credit “makes meaningful progress.”
Bishops call for ‘universal nuclear disarmament’ on anniversary of treaty
Jan 23, 2024 / 11:17 amThe treaty “is another historic step on the journey toward hope, toward the light, toward a world free of nuclear weapons,” the prelates said.
House Speaker Mike Johnson: ‘My parents were teenagers when I was born’ a year before Roe
Jan 22, 2024 / 19:00 pm“This is an important thing to support young mothers who are in times of crisis in unplanned situations, to support families,” the GOP House speaker said.
Ron DeSantis suspends presidential campaign after second-place finish in Iowa
Jan 21, 2024 / 16:38 pmThe Florida governor had placed distantly behind former President Donald Trump in the Iowa caucuses.
Medical group works to combat ‘disastrous consequences of identity politics’ in medicine
Jan 20, 2024 / 07:00 amDo No Harm is a nonprofit advocacy group that combats what it calls the “disastrous consequences of identity politics” in modern medicine.
Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh makes surprise March for Life appearance
Jan 19, 2024 / 17:17 pm“It’s a great example that you’re setting,” Harbaugh told the crowd at a rally before the pro-life march. “It’s testimony, for the sanctity of life.”
House to consider bill to halt Biden administration’s defunding of crisis pregnancy centers
Jan 17, 2024 / 13:30 pmThe bill, titled the Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act, is scheduled to be considered on Thursday.
How a Supreme Court case involving herring fishermen affects the Little Sisters of the Poor
Jan 16, 2024 / 15:30 pmThe Supreme Court will hear oral arguments this week in Loper Bright Enterprises, Inc. v. Gina Raimondo.
Antisemitic incidents in U.S. up by more than 350% since start of Israel-Hamas war
Jan 12, 2024 / 17:08 pmThe Anti-Defamation League said that since Oct. 7, when Hamas invaded Israel, “there was an average of nearly 34 antisemitic incidents per day.”
Hostages taken in Hamas terror attack approach 100th day in captivity
Jan 12, 2024 / 14:40 pmOver 100 hostages of the conflict are still estimated to be held in Gaza, with advocates and global groups drawing attention to their plight.
Irish Medical Council strips directive banning ‘deliberate killing’ of patients
Jan 11, 2024 / 12:45 pmThe council changed its directive on end-of-life care to remove a line that said doctors should “not participate in the deliberate killing of a patient by active means.”
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Judge dismisses Notre Dame professor’s lawsuit against student newspaper
Jan 10, 2024 / 12:00 pmSociology professor Tamara Kay last year sued the Irish Rover over reports that depicted her as supportive of expanding access to abortion.
Michigan attorney general releases second report of clergy abuse in state
Jan 9, 2024 / 11:56 amThe Michigan attorney general is conducting investigations of abuse allegations in each of the seven Catholic dioceses in the state.
California abbey’s consulting firm takes ‘desperately needed’ approach to fundraising
Jan 9, 2024 / 10:30 amThe Abbey Group, launched at St. Michael’s Abbey in Orange County, California, takes a uniquely Catholic approach to raising funds for large projects.
Alabama priest laicized after civil marriage to 18-year-old
Jan 8, 2024 / 13:15 pmAlex Crow was originally suspended from ministry in July after he abandoned his assignment in the archdiocese and left the country with a woman after she turned 18.
Franciscan Friars of California announce bankruptcy filing over dozens of sex abuse claims
Jan 3, 2024 / 14:40 pmThe Franciscans of the Province of St. Barbara said on its website on Tuesday that it had filed a Chapter 11 petition “to address 94 child sexual abuse claims.”
Appeals court says ER doctors do not have to perform abortions
Jan 3, 2024 / 10:40 amThe 5th U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that “the Biden administration cannot illegally use federal law to force emergency room doctors to perform abortions.”
Pope sends message of condolence to victims of deadly earthquake in Japan
Jan 2, 2024 / 12:56 pmThe reported 7.6-magnitude quake struck Ishikawa Prefecture in the western part of the country, killing more than 50.
Jimmy Lai pleads not guilty in Hong Kong national security trial
Jan 2, 2024 / 11:10 amLai’s trial in Hong Kong began last month, launching what is expected to be a protracted legal exhibition capping several years of imprisonment.