Articles by Matt Hadro
Poll: 6 in 10 Americans favor 20-week abortion ban
Jan 23, 2017 / 18:07 pmAhead of the 44th annual March for Life in Washington, D.C. a survey shows a “consensus” favoring a 20-week abortion ban, which President Trump has pledged to sign into law if passed by Congress.
Cardinal Wuerl prays for unity at Inaugural Prayer Service
Jan 23, 2017 / 11:24 amReligious leaders gathered in prayer for the country and the Trump administration on Saturday, continuing a decades-old tradition of national prayer at the start of a new presidential term.
Cardinal Dolan prays for wisdom as Trump takes office
Jan 20, 2017 / 14:47 pmCardinal Timothy Dolan of New York prayed for God’s wisdom as Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States on Friday.
Social doctrine is about solidarity, Catholic leaders insist
Jan 20, 2017 / 11:08 amCatholics must fight the societal ills of contempt, poverty, and unemployment through solidarity, recent speakers at the Catholic University of America in Washington D.C. insisted.
US abortion rate keeps declining – but what's behind it?
Jan 20, 2017 / 00:04 amA reported drop in the United States abortion rate by the Guttmacher Institute is good news to pro-life leaders, who nevertheless acknowledge that optimism should be tempered.
Does defunding Planned Parenthood really threaten women's health?
Jan 18, 2017 / 15:56 pmCongressional plans to strip Planned Parenthood of federal dollars have gained considerable media attention in recent weeks, leading to speculation about the impact that such a move would have on women’s health.
Attorney General nominee would consider cracking down on porn
Jan 16, 2017 / 17:17 pmThe new nominee for U.S. Attorney General has said that he would “vigorously” enforce obscenity laws, a move which one expert described as a step forward in fighting pornography and violence against women.
Race against time for Congress to block DC's assisted suicide law
Jan 13, 2017 / 06:01 amCongress took its first step toward blocking D.C.’s doctor-prescribed suicide law on Thursday, but the action will need the support of both houses of Congress and the President.
Persecution of Christians has risen for the fourth straight year
Jan 12, 2017 / 03:18 amGlobal persecution of Christians has risen for the fourth year in a row and is on a “rapid rise” in Asia, the advocacy group Open Doors UK warned on Wednesday in its annual report on Christian persecution.
Senate report says online ad site hid child sex trafficking
Jan 10, 2017 / 17:22 pmAs a new Senate report alleges that the advertising site Backpage.com covered for child sex traffickers, Backpage defends its record of working with law enforcement against trafficking.
This group in Congress defends religious liberty. Who are they?
Jan 10, 2017 / 00:02 amYou may not have heard of it, but a group of members in Congress advocates for public prayer and religious freedom amid some of the most pressing concerns to people of religious belief today.
Planned Parenthood conned millions from public health programs, report suggests
Jan 7, 2017 / 16:21 pmAudits showing Planned Parenthood’s alleged misuse of federal funds are further proof that the organization should be barred from receiving federal money, pro-life advocates say.
One Congressman's plea to the US: Don't abandon Iraq's Christians
Jan 6, 2017 / 16:35 pmChristian survivors of the ISIS genocide have serious humanitarian needs, but their faith remains strong, one congressman said after his visit to displaced Christians in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
How a pro-life group will hold members of Congress accountable
Jan 6, 2017 / 14:10 pmAs the 115th Congress is underway, a pro-life group is touting a new means of holding pro-life members accountable – a scorecard.
Planned Parenthood accused of serious abuses by Congressional panel
Jan 4, 2017 / 16:59 pmAbuses and possibly criminal violations are occurring in the fetal tissue trade between abortion clinics and tissue harvesters, concluded the special House panel investigating the matter on Wednesday.
An old anti-Catholic law has resurfaced in Georgia
Jan 3, 2017 / 19:44 pmAn amendment from the 1870s that was once used to target Catholics is now being invoked in Georgia once again to challenge a scholarship program allowing children to attend religious schools.
What Christians are finding as they return to the Nineveh Plain
Jan 3, 2017 / 11:55 amAs villages on Iraq’s Nineveh Plain are liberated from Islamic State forces, the Christians who lived there have returned, only to find destruction and betrayal.
You probably know someone who's been domestically abused.
Dec 23, 2016 / 03:53 amEvery minute, 20 people in the United States alone are victims of intimate partner violence.
Why there's a backlash against solitary confinement in US prisons
Dec 22, 2016 / 09:56 amKalief Browder was 16 years old when he entered the notorious Rikers Island prison in New York, awaiting trial for allegedly stealing a backpack.
In the US, a request for asylum could essentially land you in prison
Dec 20, 2016 / 17:16 pmWith the number of displaced persons at its highest ever recorded – more than after World War II – troubling stories have surfaced of the U.S. disobeying its own protocol in detaining or removing asylum-seekers.