Articles by Daniel Payne
As faith in the Real Presence lags, these churches are holding 24/7 eucharistic adoration
Aug 20, 2023 / 05:00 amParishes around the country in recent years have maintained vibrant perpetual adoration initiatives despite loss of faith in the Real Presence.
Baltimore Archdiocese says it obtained over 360 guns in $50,000 buyback program
Aug 18, 2023 / 14:30 pmThe gun “buyback” was financed with more than $50,000 in funds “from Catholic parishes and individual donors,” the archdiocese said.
Minnesota single-sex Catholic colleges say students who identify as ‘nonbinary’ may apply
Aug 18, 2023 / 14:05 pmTwo single-sex Catholic colleges in Minnesota are allowing males and females to openly apply to either one of the respective opposite-sex institutions.
Pennsylvania ends decadeslong funding for crisis pregnancy centers
Aug 18, 2023 / 10:33 amPennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro in a release about the announcement tied the decision explicitly to support for abortion.
Appeals court sides with anti-abortion protesters in D.C. First Amendment dispute
Aug 17, 2023 / 11:20 amThe court ruled that the pro-life demonstrators had “plausibly” demonstrated that Washington police had violated their First Amendment rights.
Honolulu bishop details ‘shocking’ devastation on Maui after visit to Lahaina
Aug 15, 2023 / 09:59 amHonolulu Bishop Larry Silva on Tuesday shared details after visiting the town of Lahaina where he celebrated Mass with about 200 Catholics.
Pope Francis calls for a ‘spirit of service’ on feast of Mary’s assumption
Aug 15, 2023 / 07:41 amIn his Aug. 15 Angelus reflection, the pope pointed to the Blessed Mother as a “woman of service” to her neighbor.
Cincinnati archbishop urges Catholics to reject state abortion amendment in November
Aug 14, 2023 / 11:04 am“As Catholics, we are morally obliged to uphold the dignity of life of all vulnerable humans,” Archbishop Dennis Schnurr wrote parishioners.
Some U.S. seminaries report surge in enrollments even as nationwide numbers remain flat
Aug 12, 2023 / 08:00 amWhat’s driving localized spikes in seminarian enrollment, and can it be replicated elsewhere?
Priest pleads guilty to federal child sex exploitation charges
Aug 11, 2023 / 12:15 pmJamie Adolfo Gonzalez-Farias entered a guilty plea on charges of transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity.
Doctors’ group urges American Academy of Pediatricians to rethink minor transgender treatments
Aug 10, 2023 / 15:50 pmThe American College of Pediatricians said it was “disappointed that the AAP has reaffirmed its support for transgender interventions on minors.”
Jesuit university divests from fossil fuels after a six-year process
Aug 10, 2023 / 12:45 pmJesuit-run Seattle University said last month that it had fully “scrubbed its endowment portfolio of fossil fuel investments.”
Mexican high court finds ex-congressman guilty of ‘gender-based political violence’ over tweet
Aug 10, 2023 / 11:23 amFormer congressman Rodrigo Iván Cortés will be forced to publish a daily court-authored apology online for 30 days in punishment.
House Judiciary Committee: ‘Multiple FBI field offices’ collaborated over anti-Catholic memo
Aug 9, 2023 / 13:30 pmChairman Jim Jordan said new information indicates the FBI’s investigation of traditionalist Catholics was “more widespread than initially suspected.”
Report: Age verification laws have driven top porn site to shut down in multiple states
Aug 9, 2023 / 11:23 amThree states that recently passed laws requiring adult-content websites to confirm users are 18 has led a popular porn site to stop streaming content.
Abortion activists launching new PAC to enshrine abortion rights in Arizona
Aug 8, 2023 / 12:35 pmThe political action committee Arizona for Abortion Access on Tuesday filed the Arizona Abortion Access Act, a “proposed constitutional amendment.”
Court orders lawyers for Southwest Airlines to take religious freedom classes
Aug 8, 2023 / 09:30 amThe court stated that “training on religious freedom ... is the least restrictive means of achieving compliance with the court’s order.”
Will new federal abortion policies violate anti-abortion Hyde Amendment? Experts weigh in
Aug 7, 2023 / 16:20 pmIt is uncertain whether new Biden administration rules run afoul of the Hyde Amendment, a longstanding provision in federal law.
Pediatricians’ group affirms support for ‘gender-affirming’ care, calls for review of guidelines
Aug 7, 2023 / 12:17 pmThe American Academy of Pediatrics said its board of directors had voted to reaffirm its 2018 policy statement in support of “gender-affirming” procedures.
At World Youth Day vigil, Pope Francis urges Catholics to be ‘roots of joy’
Aug 5, 2023 / 16:47 pmAn estimated 800,000 people attended the Saturday night vigil with Pope Francis.