Articles by Daniel Payne
Texas county becomes largest yet in state to enact abortion ‘travel ban’
Oct 24, 2023 / 14:30 pmThe ban on transport applies “if the transportation of such individual begins, ends, or passes through the unincorporated area of Lubbock County.”
Oklahoma attorney general files lawsuit against nation’s first religious charter school
Oct 23, 2023 / 09:27 amState Attorney General Gentner Drummond, a Republican, announced the lawsuit in a press release on his website on Oct. 20.
Pope Francis criticizes West for trying to export ‘its own type of democracy’
Oct 23, 2023 / 08:45 am“Saddam Hussein was certainly not a little angel, on the contrary,” Francis said, “but Iraq was a fairly stable country.”
Church aid group warns of ‘devastation’ amid efforts to reach Christians in Hamas war
Oct 20, 2023 / 15:00 pmAid to the Church in Need is working in the Holy Land, including the West Bank, to offer assistance in any way possible right now.
Cameroonian archdiocese launching perpetual adoration at ‘every parish,’ archbishop says
Oct 20, 2023 / 14:30 pmArchbishop Andrew Fuanya Nkea said at a press conference at the Vatican that “every parish is building a chapel of perpetual adoration” in his archdiocese.
At Vatican Observatory, astronomers reveal thousands of newly discovered galaxies
Oct 20, 2023 / 11:35 amThe findings at the October conference “pave the road for a better understanding of the structure of the Milky Way and the formation of all galaxies in general.”
World Jewish Congress leader asks pope to use ‘moral authority’ to help Israeli hostages
Oct 19, 2023 / 13:30 pmIn his meeting with the pope, Ronald Lauder urged the pontiff “to use your power, to use your strength, to get these hostages released.”
Hamas says Israel behind deadly hospital blast; Israel blames terrorist group
Oct 17, 2023 / 17:18 pmNews reports on Tuesday said Al-Ahli Arabi Baptist hospital had been hit with a strike that killed as many as 500.
‘It touches every family’: Israeli man says niece among those kidnapped by Hamas
Oct 17, 2023 / 15:10 pmElad Levy, the uncle of Roni Eshel, told “EWTN News Nightly” that the family last heard from Eshel just before the attacks began.
‘Each of us is loved’: California bishops’ letter shows Church response to gender ideology
Oct 16, 2023 / 13:18 pmThe joint letter follows other documents and pastoral letters issued by prelates to offer clarity and guidance regarding topics of gender and sexual identity.
Jerusalem bishop discusses hopes for cease-fire, ‘two-state solution’ to Israel-Hamas war
Oct 16, 2023 / 08:25 amBishop William Hanna Shomali’s interview with EWTN New’s “Vaticano” program aired Oct. 15.
Israel urges civilians in northern Gaza to evacuate
Oct 13, 2023 / 11:32 amIn a message posted to its X account on Friday, the Israeli government “call[ed] on civilians in northern Gaza to evacuate the area.”
Pew study: Christianity still most common religion among Asian Americans
Oct 12, 2023 / 12:38 pmThe think tank said in a release this week that “about a third of Asian American adults (34%) say their present religion is Christianity.”
Texas executes prisoner despite pleas for clemency from Catholic anti-death-penalty group
Oct 11, 2023 / 17:10 pmJedidiah Murphy was put to death by lethal injection at the execution chamber in Huntsville on Tuesday night.
Israeli woman whose 80-year-old father was among those taken hostage: ‘Save their lives’
Oct 11, 2023 / 16:10 pm“Dozens of terrorists invaded the kibbutz and started butchering the residents, going house by house,” Noam Perry said. “They butchered my friends.”
Oklahoma board approves Catholic charter school contract
Oct 10, 2023 / 12:28 pmThe Archdiocese of Oklahoma said it was “excited to be one step closer to providing new education opportunities for families in great need in Oklahoma.”
Nearly 300 reported killed by Hamas insurgents at Israeli music festival
Oct 9, 2023 / 15:00 pmThe Supernova music festival being held near Kibbutz Re’im in southwestern Israel, just a few miles from the Gaza Strip, was targeted by Palestinian forces.
U.S. bishops call for prayers for peace in Holy Land amid escalating war
Oct 9, 2023 / 13:29 pmThe strike by Hamas resulted in hundreds of Israeli deaths, as well as reports of Hamas insurgents allegedly abducting Israeli citizens.
German Christian home-schooling family reportedly given stay of deportation
Oct 9, 2023 / 11:45 amThe Romeike family faced potential deportation by the Biden administration after having spent over a decade in the United States.
Dozens killed in surprise Hamas attacks on Israel; Netanyahu says country ‘at war’
Oct 7, 2023 / 09:36 amSurprise attacks by Hamas on Israel early on Saturday killed at least dozens of people.