Articles by Daniel Payne
Nashville petition calls for release of Catholic man arrested by immigration officers
May 15, 2025 / 14:10 pmCatholics in Nashville, Tennessee, are calling for the release of a man arrested by immigration officials last week amid efforts by the government to curb illegal immigration.
‘I wanted so much to come here’: Pope Leo visits Marian shrine outside of Rome
May 10, 2025 / 13:42 pmThe sanctuary is run by the religious of the Order of St. Augustine and “houses an ancient image of the Virgin, dear to the order and to the memory of Leo XIII.”
Catholic-backed suit to protect Native American site wins temporary block in federal court
May 10, 2025 / 11:45 amThe federal government will be prohibited from selling the Oak Flat site in Arizona while the coalition group Apache Stronghold waits for a ruling from the high court.
Cardinal Filoni: Leo XIV’s papal name points to ‘clear vision of the Church’
May 10, 2025 / 10:00 am“I asked him why he took this name,” Filoni said. “He’s an Augustinian. ... He told me: ‘In this moment, we need a man with a clear vision of the Church.’”
Department of Justice says data breach exposed information on diocesan sex abuse survivors
May 9, 2025 / 13:32 pmThe U.S. Justice Department says a recent data breach of a California consulting firm exposed data of Catholic clergy abuse survivors in multiple bankruptcy lawsuits.
Police arrest Pennsylvania man for detonating explosive inside Catholic chapel
May 9, 2025 / 12:56 pmPolice in a small Pennsylvania town have arrested a man who allegedly detonated an explosive on the altar of a small Catholic chapel this week.
Former parish administrator faces decade in prison for $700,000 theft from Florida parish
May 8, 2025 / 11:20 amProsecutors had alleged in 2022 that Deborah True and Father Richard Murphy stole nearly $1.5 million in parish funds from Holy Cross Catholic Church in Vero Beach.
New Jersey bishop says diocese will drop fight against state’s grand jury abuse probe
May 7, 2025 / 12:25 pmThe Diocese of Camden, New Jersey, said it will drop its fight against the state’s efforts to empanel a grand jury to investigate clergy abuse allegations.
PHOTOS: The Sistine Chapel awaits the arrival of cardinal electors to choose the next pope
May 6, 2025 / 12:58 pmThe proceedings will take place in absolute secrecy, with the prelates largely sequestered from the outside world for as long as the conclave lasts until a new Supreme Pontiff is chosen.
Bishop Barron: Next pope should be ‘a believer in Jesus’ before anything else
May 6, 2025 / 10:27 amBishop Robert Barron of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, spoke to EWTN News Vatican Correspondent Colm Flynn on May 5 in Rome.
Pope Francis urged ‘heart and spirit’ for ‘the poorest’ among us, Cardinal Artime says
May 3, 2025 / 14:00 pmThe prelate celebrated, and delivered the homily at, the second-to-last Mass held in mourning for the Holy Father, who passed away on April 21.
At Novendiales Mass, Pope Francis hailed for ‘unwavering confidence’ in women religious
May 3, 2025 / 12:50 pmSister Mary Barron said at the Mass that the late pope “invited us out into the world and among all of God’s creation to heal and accompany those most in need.”
Washington governor signs abuse bill requiring priests to break seal of confession
May 3, 2025 / 06:30 amThe measure adds clergy to the list of mandatory abuse reporters in the state but doesn’t include an exemption for information learned in the confessional.
New Jersey bishop vows to ‘do the right thing’ for abuse victims amid grand jury dispute
May 2, 2025 / 11:27 amThe Camden Diocese has been embroiled in a yearslong fight with the state over whether the government can empanel a grand jury to investigate abuse allegations.
Groundbreaking archive in Ohio aims to preserve the history of U.S. women religious
May 1, 2025 / 06:00 amSister Susan Durkin, OSU, said the Women Religious Archives Collaborative will ensure the preservation of the “tremendous stories” of sisters in the United States.
New Orleans Archdiocese ordered to defend bankruptcy case
Apr 30, 2025 / 12:04 pmUnder financial pressure from abuse litigation compounded by the pandemic, the archdiocese announced in 2020 that its administrative offices were filing for bankruptcy.
Pope Francis to young people: Prepare yourselves for marriage, don’t get divorced
Apr 29, 2025 / 15:19 pmIn an exhortation to young people published after his death, Pope Francis urged couples to prepare properly for marriage.
FBI says judge, former Catholic Charities director sheltered illegal immigrant from arrest
Apr 26, 2025 / 13:00 pmA criminal complaint alleges that Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan helped hide a Mexican national who was present illegally in the United states.
One of the last bishops appointed by Pope Francis says he showed us ‘how to evangelize’
Apr 26, 2025 / 10:30 amBishop Bruce Lewandowski, the new head of the Diocese of Providence, Rhode Island, is one of the last bishops in the world appointed by the late pontiff.
Trump, Zelenskyy discuss hopes for ‘lasting peace’ amid pope’s funeral
Apr 26, 2025 / 10:00 am“[It was a] good meeting. We discussed a lot one-on-one,” Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. “Hoping for results on everything we covered.”