Articles by Matt Hadro
Arkansas students seek to intervene in challenge to federal transgender sports policy
Oct 5, 2021 / 10:05 amThree female athletes and a Christian education association are seeking to intervene in a lawsuit against the Biden administration, over its transgender athletics policy.
Biden administration allows funding of abortion referrals, providers under new rule
Oct 4, 2021 / 16:10 pmThe Biden administration will allow Planned Parenthood and other clinics providing abortions to once again receive federal family planning funds, although the funds cannot directly pay for abortions.
Vatican diplomat warns US leaders not to use God for selfish ends
Oct 4, 2021 / 15:01 pmA leading Vatican diplomat on Sunday exhorted U.S. government officials and justices to not use God for their own selfish ends.
Philadelphia Catholic agency can once again help make foster care placements, after settlement with city
Sep 27, 2021 / 08:00 amCatholic Social Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia is once again helping make foster care placements, following a legal settlement with the city to cap a years-long court battle.
Former HHS official: Biden administration trying to 'bail out' Texas abortion providers
Sep 24, 2021 / 15:01 pmThe Biden administration is looking to “bail out” Texas pro-abortion groups with its new actions, one former senior HHS official told CNA this week.
House responds to Texas pro-life law, passes bill codifying 'right' to abortion
Sep 24, 2021 / 10:15 amThe House on Friday passed legislation overriding state pro-life laws and removing limits on abortion up to the point of birth in some cases.
Pelosi defends her support for legal abortion: ‘God has given us a free will’
Sep 23, 2021 / 10:45 amHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday responded to her archbishop, who had said an abortion bill she is working to pass is tantamount to “child sacrifice.”
Catholic leaders call for better treatment of Haitians, other migrants at border
Sep 22, 2021 / 16:02 pmCatholic leaders on Wednesday called for better treatment of Haitians and other migrants crowded under a bridge at the U.S.-Mexico border.
As Biden looks to raise refugee cap, Catholics argue he can do more
Sep 21, 2021 / 13:01 pmCatholic refugee advocates on Tuesday praised President Joe Biden for pushing to raise the refugee cap in the coming fiscal year, and urged even more refugee admissions.
Justice Department asks Supreme Court to uphold legal abortion
Sep 21, 2021 / 10:15 amThe Justice Department on Monday asked the Supreme Court to uphold Roe v. Wade, the court’s 1973 ruling that legalized abortion nationwide.
The religious freedom cases the Supreme Court could hear – and refuse – this fall
Sep 20, 2021 / 16:30 pmIn addition to a critical abortion case, the Supreme Court this fall will consider multiple religious freedom cases on vocal prayer at executions, state tuition assistance for religious schools.
‘The most radical abortion bill of all time’: House to vote this week on codifying ‘right’ to abortion
Sep 20, 2021 / 14:49 pmThe House this week will vote on a bill that the U.S. bishops’ conference warns would effectively impose abortion on-demand throughout pregnancy.
Supreme Court sets argument date for challenge to Roe v. Wade
Sep 20, 2021 / 12:02 pmThe Supreme Court announced Monday that it will hear arguments in a critical abortion case on Dec. 1.
Bishops warn against abortion funding in reconciliation bill
Sep 17, 2021 / 15:02 pmThe U.S. bishops’ conference on Friday warned against abortion funding in a massive spending bill being considered by Congress.
Weekly COVID-19 testing a 'good' alternative to vaccine mandate, bioethicist says
Sep 16, 2021 / 16:00 pmAs the Biden administration prepares to require COVID-19 vaccinations at many workplaces, a Catholic bioethicist urged the administration to keep an alternative to vaccinations in place – weekly testing.
Theodore McCarrick faces new sex abuse lawsuit in New Jersey
Sep 16, 2021 / 13:30 pmThree sex abuse lawsuits, including one naming disgraced former archbishop Theodore McCarrick as the alleged abuser, were filed on Thursday, Sept. 16 in a New Jersey court. All three lawsuits also named the Diocese of Metuchen as a defendant.
US bishops push for pathway to citizenship for millions of immigrants
Sep 15, 2021 / 11:20 amAs members of Congress this week advanced language providing a pathway to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants, the U.S. bishops’ conference praised the development.
Catholic Hong Kong activist honored at prayer breakfast
Sep 14, 2021 / 16:01 pmA Hong Kong Catholic democracy advocate was honored in absentia on Tuesday at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., while he remains imprisoned.
Pope Francis implores Slovakia’s Christians to pursue ‘freedom’ in Christ over comfort
Sep 12, 2021 / 10:00 amAfter he arrived in Slovakia on Sunday, Pope Francis exhorted the country’s Christian leaders to prefer God to comfort and security.
College soccer player: ‘Transgender’ sports policies violate women’s rights
Sep 10, 2021 / 17:00 pmA West Virginia college soccer player says that allowing only biological females to play women’s sports is a “women’s rights issue.”