Articles by Daniel Payne
State Department cancels U.S. bishops’ contracts for refugee settlement
Mar 4, 2025 / 14:00 pmThe USCCB was directed to “stop all work on the program[s] and not incur any new costs” and “cancel as many outstanding obligations as possible.”
Supreme Court pauses order that Trump pay $2 billion in foreign aid
Feb 27, 2025 / 13:10 pmThe funding freeze touched off a flurry of lawsuits from nonprofits and aid groups who said the White House had engaged in an overreach of its executive power.
Yearslong decline in Christianity ‘leveling off’ in U.S., Pew survey shows
Feb 26, 2025 / 13:35 pmPew said its most recent Religious Landscape Study showed 62% of U.S. adults identifying as Christian, a number that has been “relatively stable” since 2019.
CNA explains: Who’s in charge of the Vatican while Pope Francis is hospitalized?
Feb 26, 2025 / 11:10 amWho exactly runs the Vatican when a pope is hospitalized or unable to perform his normal duties?
Supreme Court overturns Oklahoma death row inmate’s murder conviction, grants new trial
Feb 25, 2025 / 14:35 pmThe U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered that condemned Oklahoma death row prisoner Richard Glossip be given a new trial.
After 10 years of euthanasia in Canada, activists detect a shift, say much work to be done
Feb 25, 2025 / 06:00 amA decade after euthanasia became legal in Canada, activists there say the political and cultural winds are shifting in favor of life — but there is still plenty of work to be done.
Federal judge blocks immigration arrests at some religious sites
Feb 24, 2025 / 16:35 pmA federal judge has ruled that the government will not be permitted to conduct unrestricted arrests of suspected unauthorized immigrants at some religious sites.
Catholic bishops, faithful worldwide pray for Pope Francis amid ongoing health struggles
Feb 24, 2025 / 14:15 pmOver the weekend the Vatican said the Holy Father had suffered a respiratory crisis and required a blood transfusion.
PHOTOS: Pope Francis receives get-well cards, drawings from schoolchildren in Rome
Feb 23, 2025 / 14:40 pmThe pontiff's condition “remains critical,” the Holy See Press Office says in a statement issued Sunday evening.
Judge denies U.S. bishops’ request to block Trump funding freeze
Feb 21, 2025 / 13:40 pmThe USCCB sued the Trump administration earlier this week over what the bishops said was an unlawful suspension of funding for refugee resettlement and aid programs.
Kentucky bishops back bill to allow ‘alternative sentencing’ for criminals with children
Feb 20, 2025 / 16:15 pmThe measure states that Kentucky wishes to “promote, strengthen, and encourage family life for the protection and care of children.”
Trump signs order banning illegal immigrants from receiving taxpayer-funded benefits
Feb 20, 2025 / 13:55 pmThe president in his executive order directed that “taxpayer resources” and “taxpayer-funded benefits” should be blocked from going to “illegal aliens.”
Catholic-backed prison nursery offers incarcerated moms ‘family-oriented’ space for babies
Feb 20, 2025 / 06:00 amThe nursery program at the Women’s Eastern Reception, Diagnostic, and Correctional Center in Vandalia, Missouri, offers moms the opportunity to care for their babies.
‘On the side of the poor’: Pope, U.S. bishops urge generous immigration policy
Feb 19, 2025 / 11:50 amIn a Feb. 10 letter, Pope Francis urged the U.S. bishops to stay the course in their support for generous immigration policies.
U.S. bishops sue Trump administration over refugee funding freeze
Feb 19, 2025 / 09:05 amThe U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is suing the Trump administration over what the bishops say is an unlawful suspension of funding for refugee programs in the U.S.
Chicago priest removed from ministry after allegations of child sexual abuse
Feb 18, 2025 / 15:15 pmThe alleged abuse occurred at St. Francis Borgia “approximately 30 years ago,” Cardinal Blase Cupich said in his letter to parishioners.
Diocese of Norwich announces $31 million fund for victims of clergy abuse
Feb 18, 2025 / 14:15 pmIn a joint statement, the diocese and a committee of abuse survivors and the Catholic Mutual Relief Society of America said it reached a $31 million agreement.
Catholic welfare group says U.S. funding cuts won’t affect ministry
Feb 14, 2025 / 14:00 pmCatholic Near East Welfare Association said the Trump administration’s slashing of USAID funds “will neither curtail nor limit” the group’s ministries.
‘Sexlessness’ is on the rise. Can the Church use this moment to promote marriage?
Feb 13, 2025 / 06:00 amIncreasing numbers of young adults in the United States are reporting a lack of sexual activity — a trend experts say presents “a huge opportunity for evangelization.”
Pope Francis appoints 3 new bishops to U.S. dioceses
Feb 12, 2025 / 13:45 pmThe Archdiocese of Cincinnati and the Dioceses of Sioux City, Iowa, and Norwich, Connecticut, all received new appointments.