Articles by Matt Hadro
Will the real St. Francis please stand up?
Oct 4, 2019 / 08:16 amSt. Francis of Assisi is widely known for his life of poverty and love of creation. But there’s a lesser-known side to the friar as well – a side that showed a deep reverence for the Eucharist and attentive care to the sacred vessels at Mass.
Pompeo meets pope to discuss religious freedom, Middle East Christians
Oct 3, 2019 / 08:00 amPope Francis met with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to discuss the preservation of Christian communities in the Middle East and the promotion of religious freedom on Thursday.
Senate votes to fund UN population fund and confirm Scalia as Labor Secretary
Sep 26, 2019 / 14:00 pmThe Senate on Thursday passed a temporary extension of government funding ahead of the Sept. 30 deadline, but with an inclusion that could trigger a fight over abortion funding in the coming months.
Attacks on religious communities 'a wound on all humanity' Trump tells UN
Sep 23, 2019 / 13:30 pmPresident Donald Trump joined world leaders to speak out against religious persecution at a Global Call to Protect Religious Freedom at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Monday.
Medical migrant ordered to leave gets hope of reprieve, highlights similar cases
Sep 21, 2019 / 07:00 amAn immigrant who has lived in the U.S. for more than 16 years while receiving life-saving medical treatments is hoping for a reprieve after being given weeks to leave the country.
Pro-lifers condemn testing of 'chemical coat hanger' on African women
Sep 20, 2019 / 08:00 amPro-life advocates have condemend clinical testing of second trimester chemical abortions on women in West Africa.
Draft law would preserve abortion pill restrictions
Sep 19, 2019 / 09:00 amThe Support and Value Expectant Moms and Babies Act (SAVE) was introduced Thursday in response to efforts to broaden access to chemical abortions in the United States.
Pro-life policies and border funding fuel Congressional budget deadlock
Sep 17, 2019 / 15:00 pmWith the end-of-the-month deadline for Congress to pass legislation to fund the federal government fast approaching, lawmakers remain at odds over a series of issues, including key pro-life policies, making the need for a short-term extension agreement likely.
Catholic leaders appeal for help after Jesuit school in India attacked
Sep 12, 2019 / 18:01 pmCatholics in the Archdiocese of Ranchi have appealed for help after a local Jesuit mission was brutally attacked by a large armed mob last week.
Ahead of fiscal deadline, senators use budget process to attack Mexico City Policy
Sep 12, 2019 / 16:01 pmUS Senate Democrats sought to repeal the Mexico City Policy this week in an appropriations bill, raising concern that some pro-life policies could be endangered during budget negotiations as the end of the fiscal year approaches.
Senate Democrats move to block Title X rule
Sep 11, 2019 / 09:15 amSenate Democrats acted Tuesday to block funding of the Federal Title X family planning program, drawing condemnation from Republicans and pro-life leaders
Born Alive bill still stalled as Congress returns to session
Sep 10, 2019 / 15:00 pmFive months after first attempting to force a vote on legislation to protect babies who survive botched abortions, pro-life Members in the House are still at a standstill.
Syrian churches targeted by Assad forces, new report claims
Sep 9, 2019 / 14:00 pmA new report alleges that forces loyal to the regime of Syrian President Bashar al Assad are responsible for the majority of targeted attacks on churches since the country’s civil war began in 2011.
Second Buffalo whistleblower says he was abused as seminarian
Sep 6, 2019 / 15:40 pmNew allegations have surfaced that the second whistleblower reporting a cover-up of clerical sexual abuse by the Diocese of Buffalo, Fr. Ryszard Biernat, was sexually abused as a seminarian in the diocese by a priest who was later removed from ministry for other credible accusations of abuse.
What is the state’s role in promoting virtue?
Sep 6, 2019 / 09:30 amThe debate over competing culturally conservative visions for the future of the U.S. continued Thursday night at the Catholic University of America, as Sohrab Ahmari and David French offered their prescriptions for moral decline in society.
HHS announces $2 billion to fight opioid addiction
Sep 4, 2019 / 14:00 pmThe Trump administration announced on Wednesday it will send almost $2 billion in grant funding to the states to fight the opioid crisis.
Analysis: What is next for pro-life legislation?
Aug 30, 2019 / 16:00 pmA Missouri decision this week calls into question whether any legislation is possible on abortion in the first two trimesters of pregnancy, and whether a new Supreme Court decision on the issue is now inevitable.
HHS says university hospital forced nurses to assist in abortions
Aug 28, 2019 / 10:00 amThe Department of Health and Human Services announced that several nurses at the University of Vermont Medical Center report being forced to help with abortions against their moral objections.
Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $572m for driving opioid epidemic
Aug 27, 2019 / 15:00 pmAn Oklahoma judge ruled Monday that the pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson pay $572 million for “public nuisance” in driving the state’s opioid epidemic by pushing prescription painkillers.
A model of despair: Planned Parenthood and Title X
Aug 27, 2019 / 06:00 amPlanned Parenthood’s decision to forgo tens of millions of dollars per year in Title X grants simply reinforces its commitment to abortion, say those familiar with the organization’s operations.