Articles by Matt Hadro
A hopeful sign? New development in the Little Sisters' court case
Mar 29, 2016 / 15:42 pmThe Supreme Court on Tuesday asked for parties in the Little Sisters’ case to submit alternative means, if possible, of ensuring contraceptive coverage while maintaining religious freedom.
Horrific Easter bombing seen as a crossroad for Pakistan
Mar 28, 2016 / 15:56 pmReligious freedom advocates have condemned the Easter Sunday bombing in Pakistan that killed more than 70, while insisting upon reform within the country to prevent future such attacks.
Divided Supreme Court hears Little Sisters’ case
Mar 23, 2016 / 13:29 pmThe Little Sisters of the Poor and other religious charities should be free to carry out their ministries without having to violate their religious beliefs, plaintiffs argued at the Supreme Court on Wednesday.
Members of Congress speak up for Little Sisters before big day in court
Mar 22, 2016 / 15:52 pmMembers of the United States Congress have voiced their support for the Little Sisters of the Poor before their case is argued before the Supreme Court on Wednesday.
A look at how businesses can help the poor
Mar 21, 2016 / 23:13 pmBusinesses can care for both the poor and the created world by making decisions that focus on the human person and not merely profit, said Catholic leaders at a conference on Thursday.
In groundbreaking move, US declares Christians among victims of ISIS genocide
Mar 17, 2016 / 07:58 amSecretary of State John Kerry declared Thursday that Christians, Yezidis, Shi’a Muslims, and other religious and ethnic minorities are victims of ISIS genocide.
Yes, unborn babies can feel pain at 20 weeks, doctors testify
Mar 16, 2016 / 15:27 pmAs the Senate considers a bill protecting unborn human life past 20 weeks of pregnancy, medical experts insist these children do feel pain and must be protected by law.
House backs genocide label for Christians under ISIS
Mar 14, 2016 / 18:44 pmThe U.S. House of Representative voted Monday to declare that what is happening to Christians and other ethnic and religious minorities in the Middle East is genocide.
It's lawful to keep immigrant families together, US bishops urge Supreme Court
Mar 12, 2016 / 14:03 pmThe U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to uphold the Obama administration’s temporary relief for millions of undocumented persons in the U.S. eligible for deportation.
Massive new report documents IS genocide of Christians in Iraq, Syria
Mar 10, 2016 / 16:45 pmOne week before the State Department must announce if Islamic State atrocities against religious minorities in Iraq and Syria are genocide, a 278-page report has been released documenting that Christians there do face genocide.
Why do so few Hispanics attend Catholic schools in the US?
Mar 10, 2016 / 06:02 amHispanic Catholics are grossly underserved by Catholic schools in the United States, according to a new study, and this lack of participation could prove fatal to the future of the Church in the nation.
Georgetown gets verbally shanked over Planned Parenthood invite
Mar 8, 2016 / 15:36 pmGeorgetown University is facing strong criticism from Catholic leaders for defending a student group's invite of Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards to speak at the school.
Time is running out for Christians to be named genocide victims
Mar 5, 2016 / 06:55 amPressure is mounting for the U.S. State Department to declare Christians as genocide victims at the hands of the Islamic State (ISIS).
Divided bench, emotional victims – Supreme Court hears Texas abortion case
Mar 2, 2016 / 15:49 pmAs the Supreme Court heard arguments about a Texas law requiring abortion clinics to meet higher medical standards, advocates outside the court said the regulations are about protecting women’s health.
In Oregon, you may barely know the doctor who issues your lethal prescription
Feb 26, 2016 / 06:01 amRequests for physician-assisted suicide in Oregon have almost doubled annually since 2013, records for the state’s public health authority show.
Obama’s plan to close Guantanamo echoes call of US bishops
Feb 23, 2016 / 17:07 pmU.S. President Barack Obama announced on Tuesday his intent to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility in Cuba, a proposal that Catholic bishops have long supported in principle.
What the struggle against apartheid taught Cardinal Napier
Feb 22, 2016 / 17:18 pmThe bishops of the Church must be united under the Holy Father and not divided into factions, Cardinal Wilfrid Napier of Durban maintained Thursday at a lecture in which he shared lessons gleaned from South Africa's effort to end apartheid.
How Catholics remembered Justice Scalia at his funeral Mass
Feb 22, 2016 / 10:19 amAt a funeral Mass on Saturday, Catholics recalled the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia as a man of deep faith that informed his public service.
Visa, Chevron, and Pepsi are exempt from the HHS mandate – but the Little Sisters aren't
Feb 18, 2016 / 06:22 amWhile Catholic nuns are required to obey health care regulations that they say violate the teachings of their faith, large corporations like ExxonMobil are exempt, a new website says.
For Antonin Scalia, faith and work did not conflict
Feb 15, 2016 / 16:54 pmThe late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was a man of deep Catholic faith who saw his work through the eyes of vocation, said those who knew him.