Articles by Matthew Balan
Opponents of assisted suicide renew fight in Delaware against proposed bill
Feb 4, 2025 / 07:00 amOpponents warn that the proposed law would “corrupt [the medical] profession by encouraging doctors to be handmaidens to suicide.”
Vatican recognizes martyrdom of Spanish missionaries in Georgia
Jan 28, 2025 / 10:00 amThe Dicastery for the Causes of Saints has promulgated a decree recognizing that five Spanish Franciscans were killed “in odium fidei” (“in hatred of the faith”) in 1597.
Baltimore’s archbishop, pro-lifers warn of dire consequences of Maryland’s abortion vote
Sep 27, 2024 / 15:00 pmArchbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore issued a letter to Catholics of his archdiocese on Wednesday urging them to reject Maryland’s Question 1.
Delaware governor vetoes physician-assisted suicide bill
Sep 20, 2024 / 18:09 pmGov. John Carney vetoed the bill Friday, citing his opposition to “enabling someone, even under tragic and painful circumstances, to take their own life.”
Delaware’s ‘medical aid in dying’ bill passes, heads to governor
Jun 26, 2024 / 15:50 pmDespite the Delaware Legislature’s approval of the bill, it faces a possible veto from Gov. John Carney.
Archbishop Lori completes court-ordered ‘listening sessions’ with sexual abuse victims
May 22, 2024 / 16:21 pmBaltimore Archbishop William Lori has completed the second of two federal bankruptcy court-ordered “listening sessions” with alleged victims of sexual abuse.
Archdiocese of Baltimore concludes traumatic ‘listening sessions’ around restructuring plan
May 1, 2024 / 18:10 pmHundreds of Catholic residents of Baltimore packed the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen Tuesday evening to give their reactions to the archdiocese’s restructuring plans.
New Hampshire legislators reconsider ‘medical aid in dying’ legislation
Mar 28, 2024 / 11:30 amThe New Hampshire House of Representatives is poised to reconsider its narrow passage of a bill that would legalize assisted suicide in the “Live Free or Die” state.