Articles by Matt McDonald
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin, a centrist Catholic, won’t seek reelection
Nov 9, 2023 / 17:06 pmDemocratic Sen. Joe Manchin’s decision to leave the U.S. Senate may hurt the Democrats’ chances of keeping it in 2024.
Biden NIH nominee grilled on funding for gender transition research, fetal tissue
Oct 20, 2023 / 10:40 amMonica Bertagnolli answered questions for about two hours on Capitol Hill on Wednesday before the Senate Health Committee.
Illinois governor launches national fundraising organization to stump for abortion access
Oct 19, 2023 / 10:30 amThink Big America is “dedicated to safeguarding reproductive rights and standing up against the right-wing extremists who want to take us backwards.”
‘No wiggle room’: Muslim parents object to LGBT curriculum at Minnesota charter school
Oct 18, 2023 / 11:54 amMuslim parents at a Minnesota public charter school are objecting to books that teach about same-sex attraction and gender identity in elementary grades.
Facility-based abortions drop 30% in North Carolina after 12-week abortion ban, data show
Oct 17, 2023 / 11:20 amIn May the state Legislature enacted a bill largely banning abortions after 12 weeks, with some exceptions. The state’s previous limit was 20 weeks.
Southwestern Virginia church named basilica
Oct 14, 2023 / 10:04 amThe former St. Andrew’s Catholic Church in the Diocese of Roanoke, Virginia, is now the Basilica of St. Andrew.
Boston Archdiocese opposes bill eliminating time limits for child sex abuse claims
Oct 5, 2023 / 12:21 pmThe current bill being considered by the Legislature would eliminate the time limit and allow lawsuits at any time against a purported perpetrator.
Newsom’s pick of abortion activist to Senate reveals White House ambitions, experts say
Oct 4, 2023 / 10:20 amLaphonza Butler, 44, checks a number of boxes among Democratic interest groups.
Theodore McCarrick: ‘I have trouble with words’
Aug 31, 2023 / 15:30 pmThe former cardinal’s eloquence made him a force in the Catholic Church. Now, his loss for words appears to have spared him from criminal prosecution.
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Head of U.S. bishops’ conference contradicts Biden’s claims about taxpayer-funded abortions
Feb 1, 2023 / 18:40 pmPresident Biden asserted this week that neither the pope nor all Catholic bishops oppose public funding for abortion in the U.S.
Cardinal Dolan criticizes Biden administration for trying to force employers to cover contraception
Feb 1, 2023 / 16:15 pmHHS announced a proposed rule that would leave in place the current exemption for religious employers but take away the exemption based purely on moral grounds.
Connecticut pro-life pregnancy center drops lawsuit against state’s ‘deceptive advertising’ ban
Jan 20, 2023 / 18:30 pmCare Net Pregnancy Resource Center of Southeastern Connecticut is satisfied that the state attorney general isn’t taking action against crisis pregnancy centers in the state.