Articles by Daniel Payne
Pope Francis on Ukraine’s Russian Orthodox Church ban: ‘Churches are not to be touched!’
Aug 26, 2024 / 11:09 amA new Ukrainian law, which passed the country’s Parliament on Aug. 20, bans the Russian Orthodox Church in Ukrainian territory.
U.S. Catholics fund replacement for cathedral bell destroyed in atomic bombing of Nagasaki
Aug 24, 2024 / 07:00 amAhead of the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, U.S. Catholics helped fund the replacement of a cathedral bell in Nagasaki.
Planned Parenthood accused of violating tax-exempt status with abortion van at DNC
Aug 23, 2024 / 15:44 pmThe abortion giant offered free abortions and vasectomies to residents and visitors in Chicago as the 2024 Democratic National Convention was held.
89-year-old death camp survivor convicted for pro-life protest faces jail time
Aug 21, 2024 / 14:14 pmThe seven defendants in the case were found guilty for their involvement in a “blockade of a reproductive health care clinic” in Michigan in 2020.
Federal courts rule in favor of transgender-identifying athletes in two states
Aug 20, 2024 / 15:36 pmIn other states, the Biden administration’s expansion of Title IX regulations has suffered significant court losses in recent months.
UPDATE: Cardinal Cupich invocation at DNC stirs disappointment among pro-life activists
Aug 20, 2024 / 11:21 amSpeaking before a packed house at the United Center in Chicago on Monday night, Cupich said Americans are regularly called to “reweave the fabric of America.”
Planned Parenthood mobilizes for Democratic convention in Chicago
Aug 19, 2024 / 13:30 pmPlanned Parenthood Great Rivers said it was traveling to Chicago and performing free abortions and sterilization procedures in a mobile van.
Supreme Court rejects Biden administration request to partially enforce new Title IX rules
Aug 16, 2024 / 20:01 pmSeveral lower courts have already blocked the government’s more controversial new Title IX regulations concerning “gender identity.”
Irish authorities investigating stabbing of Catholic chaplain as possible terror incident
Aug 16, 2024 / 14:50 pmFather Paul Murphy was reportedly stabbed multiple times on Thursday outside of Renmore Army Barracks in the coastal town of Galway.
Louisiana treasurer urges ban on Bank of America over alleged religious discrimination
Aug 16, 2024 / 14:20 pmThe bank is disputing what it calls “factually incorrect” claims, pointing to what it says are its tens of thousands of faith-based clients throughout the country.
Immigrant priests, New Jersey diocese sue U.S. State Department over visa delays
Aug 16, 2024 / 10:57 amThe priests argue that the reorganization of the visa process last year will subject them to lengthy delays when reapplying for visas to serve in the U.S.
PHOTOS: This Catholic charity is boosting affordable housing with a prefab ‘pocket neighborhood’
Aug 14, 2024 / 15:06 pmCatholic Charities’ “Caritas Casitas” initiative consists of “a pocket neighborhood made up of 12 efficiency units designed to foster neighborly interactions.”
Arizona’s pro-abortion measure will appear on November ballot
Aug 13, 2024 / 12:12 pm“The Arizona Abortion Access Act is on the ballot as Proposition 139!” Arizona for Abortion Access announced on its Facebook page on Monday.
Recent data reveal main reason younger Americans aren’t having kids
Aug 13, 2024 / 07:00 amA Pew Research poll from July showed that, among Americans of prime childbearing years, a majority say they simply “don’t want to.”
Hong Kong court rejects Catholic democracy activist Jimmy Lai’s appeal of 2021 conviction
Aug 12, 2024 / 14:18 pmLai and other demonstrators had been convicted in 2021 of taking part in what the Hong Kong government had argued was an “unauthorized assembly.”
Irish archbishop and apostolic nuncio to EU Noël Treanor dies at 73
Aug 12, 2024 / 12:19 pmBefore being appointed nuncio in late 2022, Treanor served as bishop of the Diocese of Down and Connor.
Longtime Notre Dame philosophy professor David Solomon converts to Catholicism
Aug 9, 2024 / 17:26 pmDavid Solomon, who arrived at the university in 1968, came into the Catholic Church earlier this year, according to Word on Fire’s Christopher Kaczor.
Former seminarian pleads guilty in Ohio child porn case
Aug 9, 2024 / 16:07 pmBroderick Witt faces multiple counts of “pandering sexually oriented material involving a minor.”
Investors urge Walmart, Costco to keep abortion pills out of stores
Aug 9, 2024 / 13:33 pmThe signatories of letters to the major retailers hold tens of millions of dollars in investments in the named corporations.
Priest arrested for child porn held on $2.5 million bond amid fears he may flee the U.S.
Aug 8, 2024 / 13:26 pmThe priest was extradited to Texas this week to face child porn charges as well as sex abuse charges in McLennan County, which is located in the Diocese of Austin.