Articles by Matt Hadro
Francis defended religious liberty in word and deed, Archbishop Lori says of DC visit
Sep 26, 2015 / 11:09 amPope Francis’ defense of religious freedom at the White House on Wednesday was “hugely significant,” said the chair of the U.S. Bishops’ Ad Hoc Committee on Religious Liberty.
Pope Francis hailed for transcending liberal/conservative divide
Sep 26, 2015 / 09:02 amPope Francis rose above party politics and challenged lawmakers to a higher standard in his Thursday address to a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress, Catholic members said.
How the Pope used the environment to preach to the UN
Sep 25, 2015 / 17:01 pmPope Francis’ appeal to the United Nations General Assembly to care for both the environment and the human person was actually a deft move to introduce more Church teaching to the body, a U.N. expert explained.
Pope Francis made surprise stop at Little Sisters of the Poor to show support
Sep 23, 2015 / 19:39 pmPope Francis paid a short visit to the Little Sisters of the Poor community in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday to support them in their court case over the contraception mandate, the Vatican's spokesman revealed.
Care for environment is a moral duty, not a political football, bishop tells Americans
Sep 23, 2015 / 17:02 pmAfter Pope Francis insisted at the White House that the present moment is “critical” for addressing the threat of climate change, one bishop implored Americans to recognize environmental stewardship as a moral imperative.
Christ is our only hope – Syrian Christians pray for miracles amid Islamists' carnage
Sep 18, 2015 / 16:01 pmSyrian natives who have ministered to refugees from the civil war there are trusting in God to protect their fellow Christians.
When Pope Francis comes to the US, he won't just talk about the environment
Sep 18, 2015 / 09:58 amPope Francis’ ecology encyclical is about a lot more than recycling – it speaks to man’s deepest relationships – and the Pope will emphasize all this in his upcoming U.S. visit, said one leading U.S. bishop.
Over 45 million live in poverty as Pope Francis comes to visit
Sep 17, 2015 / 14:01 pmCarolyn Smith of Dayton, Ohio was living without food or working utilities and in “in an utter, total state of depression” when a Good Samaritan brought her to the local Catholic Social Services.
Here's what Cardinal O'Malley has to say for Respect Life month
Sep 16, 2015 / 03:02 amWhile people might think of illness, disability age or inconvenience as something that detracts from human dignity, every life is “worth living,” says Cardinal Sean O'Malley, head of the U.S. bishops' pro-life committee.
Here's your best chance to see Pope Francis in DC
Sep 14, 2015 / 23:04 pmAll official events for Pope Francis’ upcoming visit to Washington, D.C. are ticketed, but there is a new opportunity for the public to see the Pope without needing a ticket.
Resolution introduced in Congress to call Islamic State atrocities 'genocide'
Sep 14, 2015 / 10:34 amMembers of Congress introduced a resolution on Thursday to label the atrocities committed by the Islamic State against Christians and other religious minorities “genocide.”
Women who survived abortions ask Congress to defund Planned Parenthood
Sep 9, 2015 / 15:51 pmAbortion survivors testified on Capitol Hill Wednesday against continuing federal funding of Planned Parenthood, the largest abortion provider in the U.S.
Was the last synod 'rigged'? Tell-all book lets the reader decide
Sep 5, 2015 / 11:00 amA new book about the 2014 Extraordinary Synod on the Family alleges evidence of a hidden agenda pushed by a handful of bishops in positions of influence.
Holy See expresses cautious support for UN development goals
Sep 4, 2015 / 15:22 pmThe Holy See on Tuesday expressed its “strong support” for the 2030 United Nations development agenda, but added it has “firm reservations” about some items in the agenda document.
Meet the monks who decided to go green years before Laudato Si
Sep 2, 2015 / 15:38 pmYears before Pope Francis’ recent ecology encyclical was published, a Trappist monastery in Virginia went back to its spiritual roots by embracing environmental stewardship.
Black leaders to Smithsonian: Don’t honor Planned Parenthood founder
Aug 31, 2015 / 14:20 pmWhile Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger is sometimes hailed as a champion of women’s rights, she was no savior to minorities and those with disabilities, said speakers at a recent rally in Washington, D.C.
A tech company may have received whole fetuses for tissue harvesting
Aug 26, 2015 / 15:12 pmIs a fetal tissue supplier receiving whole fetuses from abortion clinics? That’s what one citizen journalist group claims from video of a secretly-recorded conversation released Tuesday.
These students with special needs have a request of Pope Francis
Aug 26, 2015 / 05:21 amA group representing Catholic students with intellectual disabilities is hoping a U.S. visit from Pope Francis could spark nothing less than a renaissance in Catholic education.
Is Planned Parenthood 'aborting' babies after birth?
Aug 19, 2015 / 13:36 pmA new video in an investigative series on Planned Parenthood shows a former technician saying that she had once been traumatized by the experience of gathering tissue from an aborted baby whose heart was still beating.
Here's how one Catholic congressman is prepping for the Pope's US visit
Aug 18, 2015 / 16:05 pmAs the nation’s capital works to get ready for Pope Francis’ visit to the U.S. this fall, one Catholic congressman is preparing by reading papal encyclicals.