Daniel Payne

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

Bishop expresses ‘moral concern’ over U.S. provision of cluster munitions to Ukraine

Jul 14, 2023 / 11:15 am

The Defense Department announced last week it would be sending “additional security assistance to meet Ukraine’s critical security and defense needs.”

21 international doctors sign open letter against youth transgender ‘transition’ procedures

Jul 14, 2023 / 09:34 am

The doctors argued in the letter published in the Wall Street Journal that the risks of cross-sex hormone usage for youths “are significant.”

After bipartisan backlash, California legislators vote trafficking bill through committee

Jul 14, 2023 / 08:21 am

On Thursday evening the Public Safety Committee voted to pass the bill, with the measure receiving near-unanimous approval.

Bill to designate child trafficking a ‘serious felony’ stalls in California

Jul 13, 2023 / 14:30 pm

Under state law, “serious” felonies may warrant life in prison or the death penalty.

Loyola University offers course in ‘transgender’ health care, including treatment of children

Jul 13, 2023 / 11:08 am

The two-week course purports to “teach students the evidence-based treatment of LGBTQ+ patients in medicine.” 

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.

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.

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. 

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.