Columnist: Daniel Payne
Palm Beach Diocese Removes Priest For Sexual Misconduct
The Diocese of Palm Beach, Florida, said an internal inquiry substantiated allegations that one of its priests committed sexual misconduct and abuse of power, among other accusations leveled against him ...
USSCB Want To Limit Your Second Amendment Rights
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to allow local communities to regulate firearm ownership, weighing in on a high-profile federal case that could ...
What Are They Afraid Of At Seton Hall?
The school has fought against the release of the report detailing its handling of abuse allegations connected to Theodore McCarrick. Seton Hall University will not have to fully disclose a ...
Priest Charged With Theft of $160,000 From Kansas Parish
A priest turned himself in to police after being accused of stealing about $160,000 from a parish, according to officials with the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas. Father Richard ...
Ogdensburg Diocese Will Pay $45 Million To Sex Abuse Victims
The Diocese of Ogdensburg, New York, will pay out $45 million to abuse victims, part of a yearslong bankruptcy process that began after dozens of sex abuse cases were filed ...
Archdiocese of Baltimore Proposes Nearly $170 Million Settlement for Abuse Victims
The Archdiocese of Baltimore is proposing nearly $170 million in compensation for abuse victims amid its ongoing bankruptcy proceedings there. A May 15 filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court revealed that ...
New York Archdiocese Agrees to Nearly $1 BILLION Settlement for Sexual Abuse Victims
The Archdiocese of New York has agreed to a nearly $1 billion settlement for victims of clergy abuse, one of the largest abuse settlements in U.S. Church history that comes ...
Chicago Priest Resigns After Archdiocese Discovers Misuse of Parish Funds
A priest in Chicago has resigned after the archdiocese found that he misused parish funds for “personal expenses,” Cardinal Blase Cupich told parishioners this month. Cupich told St. John Henry ...
Diocese of Syracuse Announces Court Approval of $176 Million Sexual Abuse Settlement
The Diocese of Syracuse, New York, will exit bankruptcy proceedings after the final approval of a massive nine-figure abuse settlement, the diocese said this week. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Wendy Kinsella ...
New York Archdiocese Says Insurer Waged ‘Shadow Campaign’ Against It
“It’s quite telling that the archdiocese is more outraged about the facts coming to light on a platform we created than they are about the abuses they condoned, concealed, and ...
‘Dramatic’ Decline in Catholic Marriage Highlights Need for ‘Proactive’ Church Response
Catholic marriages in the U.S. have declined 75% in about 50 years, even as the Catholic population has risen. A steep decline in Catholic marriages in the U.S. over the ...
Surreal: Leo Appoints Cupich to Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Chicago Archbishop Cardinal Blase Cupich to the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State, the Holy See said on Wednesday. The Vatican made the announcement via ...
Father Carlos Martins Cleared Of All Charges
The popular podcasting priest Father Carlos Martins is no longer facing criminal charges after an incident at an Illinois parish last year led to misdemeanor allegations. The Burke Law Group ...
Tennessee Priest Will Serve 7 Years In Prison After Pleading Guilty To Sex Crimes
A priest in the Diocese of Nashville, Tennessee, will serve seven years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple counts of sex abuse. Father Juan Carlos Garcia-Mendoza was indicted last ...
Amid Illegal Alien Arrests, California Bishop Demands: ‘Cease These Tactics Immediately’
Bishop Alberto Rojas of San Bernardino, California, on Tuesday urged authorities to cease their aggressive arrests of immigrants in the state, with the prelate calling for immigration enforcement that “respects ...
California Priest Arrested On Charges of Child Sex Abuse
A priest in California has been arrested and charged with acts of child sex abuse that reportedly occurred through the 1990s. Police arrested Father Theodore Gabrielli last week on charges ...
Buffalo Diocese To Pay $150 Million In Sex Abuse Settlement
The Diocese of Buffalo, New York, will pay out a massive $150 million sum as part of a settlement with victims of clergy sexual abuse there. The diocese said in ...
Los Angeles Priest Arrested, Charged with Sexual Misconduct Involving Minor
A priest in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles has been arrested after allegedly engaging in sexual misconduct with a minor. Father Jaime Arriaga was taken into custody on April 3, ...
USCCB Claims Trafficking Illegal Aliens Is ‘Work of Mercy’
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) on Sunday argued that its long-standing refugee program is a “work of mercy” after Vice President JD Vance criticized the bishops’ positions on ...
USCCB President BLASTS Trump’s Executive Orders on Immigration and Climate Change
The president of the U.S. bishops’ conference on Wednesday criticized some of President Donald Trump’s initial executive orders on key issues including immigration and capital punishment, warning that harm could be done ...
Diocese Of Oakland Will Pay Up To $200 Million For Hundreds Of Abuse Claims
The Diocese of Oakland, California, has announced that it will pay up to $200 million to settle hundreds of abuse claims filed against it. The diocese said in a Friday update ...
