Articles by Daniel Payne
Supreme Court overturns ‘Chevron’ doctrine with big implications for religious liberty
Jun 28, 2024 / 15:25 pmThe decision returns the authority to interpret law to the courts.
At first presidential debate, Biden and Trump spar on abortion, immigration
Jun 28, 2024 / 09:30 amThe two candidates, who have yet to be nominated by their respective parties, took to the stage in Atlanta to present their visions for the country.
Knights of Columbus announce charity fund has surpassed $100 million in grants
Jun 27, 2024 / 16:45 pmThe fund “has crossed a significant milestone” in surpassing the six-figure mark, the organization said in a press release this week.
Pope Francis on Prayer for Creation Day: Caring for the environment is an ‘act of love’
Jun 27, 2024 / 14:20 pmThe Holy Spirit “guides us and calls us to conversion,” Francis said, “to a change in lifestyle in order to resist the degradation of our environment.”
Pope Francis appoints new bishops of Rapid City, Davenport dioceses
Jun 25, 2024 / 12:45 pmThe Holy See said Father Dennis Walsh would head the Diocese of Davenport, Iowa, while Father Scott Bullock would lead the Diocese of Rapid City, South Dakota.
U.S. bishops applaud Supreme Court ruling on domestic violence gun law
Jun 24, 2024 / 12:38 pmIn a statement Saturday, Archbishop Borys Gudziak said “the common good demands that society protect vulnerable women and children from domestic violence.”
Canadian man offered euthanasia ‘multiple times’: ‘I don’t want to give up my life’
Jun 23, 2024 / 06:00 amRoger Foley says he has been offered euthanasia as he struggles with lifelong disabilities and chronic pain from a disease called cerebellar ataxia.
UPDATE: Tennessee priest indicted on additional sex crime charges
Jun 21, 2024 / 15:55 pmThe priest is being held in jail in Williamson County, Tennessee, on $2 million bond, the police said. He had previously served at St. Philip Catholic Church in Franklin.
Pope Francis advances martyred Albanian priests along path to sainthood
Jun 21, 2024 / 13:51 pmFather Luigj Paliq was murdered in Albania in 1913, and Father Gjon Gazulli was killed in 1927.
San Diego Catholic Charities struggles with security risks after accusation of ‘smuggling’
Jun 20, 2024 / 15:30 pmCatholic Charities San Diego has been dealing with protests and harassing messages following a claim that it is hosting an “illegal immigrant compound.”
Can generous family policies help boost fertility rates?
Jun 20, 2024 / 06:00 amMany countries have offered generous family policies for decades, but the data on their effects on birth rates are mixed.
Arizona governor vetoes bill requiring insurance companies to cover trans ‘detransitions’
Jun 19, 2024 / 15:45 pmDemocratic Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed state Senate Bill 1511 after it passed both houses of the state Legislature.
Holy See convenes UN panel urging global abolition of surrogacy
Jun 19, 2024 / 12:30 pmPanelists called for “increased awareness and concrete steps at the U.N. level to abolish surrogacy and uphold human dignity.”
Texas doctor indicted after exposing transgender child surgeries at children’s hospital
Jun 18, 2024 / 17:08 pmIn 2022, Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston announced it would cease performing transgender procedures on minors, citing concerns over “legal ramifications.”
Federal court shields U.S. bishops from abortion mandate as lawsuit plays out
Jun 18, 2024 / 15:45 pmThe bishops’ conference will not be “forced to support employee abortions against their religious beliefs” while a federal lawsuit works its way through the courts.
Vatican appoints new administrator of Steubenville Diocese amid possible merger
Jun 14, 2024 / 14:05 pmThe Vatican has removed Bishop Paul Bradley as apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Steubenville, the bishop revealed on Friday.
San Diego Diocese files for bankruptcy to address sexual abuse claims
Jun 14, 2024 / 13:00 pmThe Diocese of San Diego filed for bankruptcy on Thursday, the latest U.S. diocese to do so in response to hundreds of sexual abuse allegations leveled against it.
Notre Dame religious liberty clinic backs lawsuit against church grant discrimination
Jun 14, 2024 / 12:00 pmThe clinic’s amicus brief argues that “excluding religious organizations from generally available grant programs” both “violates the law and harms congregations.”
For World Day of the Poor, Pope Francis urges Christians to ‘be friends of the poor’
Jun 13, 2024 / 14:00 pmPope Francis this week urged Christians around the world to share in the suffering of the poor and to commune with them through the act of prayer.
In unanimous decision, SCOTUS rejects doctors’ challenge to abortion pill
Jun 13, 2024 / 12:38 pmThe Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously ruled against a physician-led challenge to the abortion drug mifepristone.