Articles by Matt Hadro
Why this pro-life congressman opposed the failed health care bill
Apr 1, 2017 / 10:57 amWhen last week’s health care bill failed, it wasn’t just Democrats who fought it.
'Be the soul' of the US, Pope's representative tells Catholics
Mar 31, 2017 / 18:27 pmPope Francis’ representative to the U.S. said that Catholics must be “be the soul of this country” in a panel discussion this week.
Pence casts tiebreaking vote as Senate advances pro-life measure
Mar 30, 2017 / 14:27 pmVice President Mike Pence cast the deciding vote in the Senate Thursday to advance a measure allowing states to once more have the freedom to avoid funding Planned Parenthood clinics with federal “family planning” grants.
What happens when babies survive abortion? A doctor's alarming response
Mar 29, 2017 / 14:40 pmA new undercover video shows an Arizona abortion clinic doctor saying her facility's treatment of babies who show “signs of life” after an abortion depended on “who’s in the room.”
A lot more than just pensions could be decided in this Supreme Court case
Mar 29, 2017 / 05:01 amA Supreme Court case about pension plans of religious hospitals could decide something much bigger – whether religious groups are legally part of churches.
New HHS official has strong background in religious freedom, civil rights
Mar 28, 2017 / 14:53 pmA new high-ranking official at the Department of Health and Human Services could give the agency a significant shift in how it treats religious freedom and life issues.
Supreme Court rejects Texas' standards for executing the intellectually disabled
Mar 28, 2017 / 13:43 pmIn a death penalty case with national implications, the Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a Texas court ruling that a man with possible intellectual disabilities was eligible for execution.
Catholics are bringing health care to one of the world's poorest countries
Mar 28, 2017 / 04:37 amCatholics are banding together to bring life-saving health care to rural areas in one of the poorest countries in the world.
Gorsuch praised for record of building unity on religious freedom
Mar 24, 2017 / 11:06 amSupreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch received a strong voice of support Thursday from a lawyer at a major religious liberty firm, who said that he shows a record of consensus building and protecting religious freedom for all.
Gorsuch made an important distinction when asked about assisted suicide
Mar 22, 2017 / 15:11 pmSupreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch made a crucial ethical distinction in his response to questions about doctor-prescribed suicide during his confirmation hearing on Wednesday, said one ethicist.
Supreme Court nominee drilled on abortion, religious freedom at hearings
Mar 21, 2017 / 15:50 pmThe judge nominated to replace Antonin Scalia at the Supreme Court answered questions on abortion and religious freedom jurisprudence on Tuesday.
Don't cut foreign assistance, Catholic leaders tell Trump
Mar 19, 2017 / 05:01 amThe United States mustn’t cut foreign aid while conflicts, famines, and a worldwide refugee crisis rage, Catholic leaders are insisting.
What will the US do next for ISIS genocide survivors?
Mar 16, 2017 / 15:47 pmOne year after the U.S. declared that ISIS was committing genocide in Iraq and Syria, advocates for religious and ethnic minorities are asking the Trump administration what the U.S. will do next to protect the vulnerable.
Federal judges in Hawaii, Maryland block Trump's new travel ban
Mar 16, 2017 / 15:41 pmFederal judges in Hawaii and Maryland have blocked President Donald Trump’s temporary refugee and travel ban from going into effect.
Among horror stories from Syria, a woman's unborn baby was cut in half
Mar 15, 2017 / 15:01 pmAs the Syrian Civil War begins its seventh year, Syrian doctors told members of Congress of the “unspeakable horrors” they have witnessed while serving patients in Aleppo.
Is the death penalty a form of psychological torture? This author says yes
Mar 14, 2017 / 02:20 amRecent “botched executions” resulting in painful deaths for inmates have stirred controversy over the use of the death penalty. But could capital punishment also be rejected on the grounds that it amounts to psychological torture?
The Church is the 'only functioning institution' in South Sudan
Mar 13, 2017 / 15:46 pmAmid war and famine in South Sudan, the Catholic Church is still serving the most vulnerable even as the government has collapsed.
What the world could learn from the witness of Egypt's Christians
Mar 11, 2017 / 16:02 pmDespite being victims of harassment and violence, Egypt’s Coptic Christians have set a standard of forgiveness that everyone should imitate, the leader of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the U.K. has said.
Echoes of St. Benedict as Norcia monks rebuild after earthquake
Mar 10, 2017 / 06:16 amAs Benedictine monks in Norcia, Italy rebuild their monastery from the rubble caused by devastating earthquakes last year, they do so in the spirit of their founder, Saint Benedict.
NY archdiocese defends right to make hiring decisions
Mar 9, 2017 / 20:40 pmThe Archdiocese of New York argued before a federal circuit court this week that it should have the freedom to make employment decisions about Catholic school principals without government intervention.