Articles by Matt Hadro
Biden denied communion at SC parish over abortion stance
Oct 28, 2019 / 17:00 pmA South Carolina Catholic priest reportedly denied Holy Communion to presidential candidate Joe Biden on Sunday, because of the candidate’s support for legal abortion.
Missouri's last abortion clinic could be closed after state hearing
Oct 28, 2019 / 13:40 pmA hearing began on Monday in Missouri to determine the fate of the state’s last remaining abortion clinic.
As Amazon synod nears end, conversations will affect situations elsewhere
Oct 25, 2019 / 17:01 pmAs the Amazon Synod considers the evangelization—and exploitation—of indigenous Amazonian tribes, the conversation reflects as well on what is happening in other parts of the world.
South and East Asia now the hotbed of Christian persecution, report finds
Oct 25, 2019 / 02:01 amWhile Christians in Iraq and Syria suffer in the aftermath of Islamic State genocide, a new “hot spot” of persecution has emerged in South and East Asia, a recent report finds.
Decline in Hispanic Catholics a 'direct challenge' to the Church in the US
Oct 23, 2019 / 16:19 pmLast week’s Pew report revealed that Catholics are no longer a majority among U.S. Hispanics—a stark challenge to the Church in the U.S. to evangelize.
New US rep to United Nations in Geneva hailed for pro-life beliefs
Oct 23, 2019 / 14:18 pmThe Senate’s confirmation Tuesday of Andrew Bremberg as U.S. Representative to the UN in Geneva drew praise from a pro-life leader, and condemnation from Planned Parenthood.
Pompeo highlights religious freedom, pro-life goals as among US priorities
Oct 22, 2019 / 16:19 pmThe U.S. Secretary of State listed promoting international religious freedom and fighting abortion as among U.S. foreign policy priorities in a Tuesday speech on diplomacy.
Meet the Catholic chaplain to the Washington Nationals
Oct 22, 2019 / 10:53 amA professional baseball clubhouse might not be considered a particularly religious place today, but one chaplain says the Catholic priesthood is needed—and desired—as much as ever there.
How parishes can help address the epidemic of domestic abuse
Oct 21, 2019 / 17:02 pmDomestic violence is a hidden epidemic that many clergy and laypersons are not properly trained to fight, says one priest who runs the country’s largest parish-based ministry to counter the problem.
Questions raised as Satanic Temple asks to hold meeting at Naval Academy
Oct 19, 2019 / 02:17 amAs an outside group is asking to hold “satanic religious services” at the U.S. Naval Academy, questions have arisen as to its actual motives for doing so.
Sasse resolution: Church beliefs should not jeopardize tax-exempt status
Oct 17, 2019 / 10:59 amOne U.S. senator is looking to bring up a vote on protecting churches from attempts to police their beliefs, after a presidential candidate said churches should lose their tax-exempt status if they oppose same-sex marriage.
‘Life Empowers’: March for Life unveils 2020 theme
Oct 15, 2019 / 13:00 pmThe 2020 March for Life will honor the centennial of women’s suffrage in the United States, promoting a pro-life message of “empowerment” of women and taking aim at the false equation of abortion with independence.
Abortion funding fight looms over Senate appropriations process
Oct 11, 2019 / 14:00 pmWhen the Senate returns for business on Oct. 15, it will have little more than a month to pass legislation funding the government—and pro-lifers are concerned that attempts to circumvent protections against taxpayer funding of abortion could be successful.
Praying for souls, and runs: The parish serving Washington’s baseball fans
Oct 11, 2019 / 09:00 amIn a rapidly-gentrifying Washington, D.C., neighborhood, a historic parish is putting the New Evangelization into practice by reaching out to a specific crowd—baseball fans.
Children at risk from porn, trafficking, gender identity, summit hears
Oct 9, 2019 / 15:00 pmAdvocates for children, parents, and women’s rights all spoke out against growing threats of the sexualization of children at a summit on Wednesday.
'Words matter' bishops say as Supreme Court hears LGBT cases
Oct 8, 2019 / 13:40 pmOn Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a trio of cases that could decide whether or not federal workplace nondiscrimination law extend to protect sexual orientation or gender identity.
Red Mass opens Supreme Court term with religious liberty and abortion on the docket
Oct 7, 2019 / 14:15 pmThe annual Solemn Mass of the Holy Spirit at St. Matthew’s Cathedral in Washington, D.C. is celebrated at the beginning of the U.S. Supreme Court term.
EPA tells churches to cut mercury but says restrictions on power plants unnecessary
Oct 4, 2019 / 17:00 pmThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is asking houses of worship to eliminate mercury products, while at the same time saying that restrictions on mercury emissions at power plants are no longer necessary.
Senators introduce bill requiring states to report abortion figures
Oct 4, 2019 / 15:00 pmThe Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2019 would make certain Medicaid family planning funds to states conditional upon their gathering and reporting comprehensive abortion data to the CDC.
Supreme Court to hear Louisiana abortion law appeal
Oct 4, 2019 / 08:30 amThe Supreme Court will consider an abortion case this term after it announced on Friday that it will hear a challenge to Louisiana’s abortion law.