Articles by Matt Hadro
The role of friendship in helping young people with same-sex attraction
Aug 18, 2015 / 05:21 amTrue friendship is vital in helping young people who are struggling with same-sex attraction but trying to live a chaste lifestyle, said a prominent gay Catholic blogger.
UN development goals for 'reproductive health' likely to increase abortions worldwide
Aug 17, 2015 / 02:08 amThe United Nations’ global development goals for the next 15 years still contain language that is all but certain to be used to increase access to abortion worldwide, say pro-life advocates.
A voice missing from the synod: faithful Catholics with same-sex attraction
Aug 13, 2015 / 15:11 pmWhen presenters addressed last year’s Synod of Bishops to discuss challenges facing the family, there was one group who voice was absent – those with same-sex attraction living chastely.
Former technician: Planned Parenthood took baby organs without consent
Aug 12, 2015 / 10:55 amThe latest in a series of videos on Planned Parenthood features testimony from a former technician who says she worked with the clinics to procure tissue from aborted babies without the mother’s consent.
Mothers lash back at forced vaccines, 'inhumane' conditions in detention centers
Aug 4, 2015 / 14:57 pmTen migrant mothers have filed a complaint with the Department of Homeland Security over what they describe as serious neglect and poor treatment at family detention centers.
Is Planned Parenthood altering abortion procedures to obtain intact body parts?
Aug 4, 2015 / 11:10 amThe latest in a series of undercover videos on Planned Parenthood shows an official from the organization saying that abortion procedures can be altered to obtain more “intact” fetal organs.
Effort to defund Planned Parenthood falls short of Senate vote
Aug 3, 2015 / 15:33 pmThe Senate failed to bring a bill to block federal funding of Planned Parenthood to the floor on Monday evening, in a much-anticipated vote.
Promote the common good and give workers a raise, Catholic leaders tell Congress
Jul 31, 2015 / 16:31 pmCatholic leaders are calling on Congress to raise the minimum wage, for the good of low-wage workers and their families.
Cardinal O'Malley denounces Planned Parenthood for disrespecting human dignity
Jul 30, 2015 / 17:02 pmThe Archbishop of Boston on Wednesday lamented the harvesting of fetal organs, which is at the center of a series of videos showing Planned Parenthood officials discussing the practice, as a failure to respect human dignity.
Make friends with your congressman – and you just might get to see the Pope
Jul 30, 2015 / 08:49 amThe final plans are set for the public’s chance to watch Pope Francis’ Sept. 24 address to Congress live at the U.S. Capitol.
How an anti-discrimination bill could end up discriminating
Jul 27, 2015 / 23:04 pmA bill in Congress that brands itself as fighting discrimination might end up doing the exact opposite, said legal experts last week.
Court: Family-run pharmacy must carry Plan B despite religious objections
Jul 24, 2015 / 15:47 pmOwners of a pharmacy in Washington state must provide the morning-after contraceptive pill against their religious beliefs after a federal appeals court upheld a state mandate that they do so.
Want to walk with Pope Francis? Then take this pledge
Jul 23, 2015 / 16:24 pmCatholics in Washington, D.C. are hoping a new charity pledge will go viral like last year’s “Ice Bucket Challenge,” but there’s a new twist – this pledge is for Pope Francis.
In new video, Planned Parenthood exec appears to joke about pricing baby parts
Jul 21, 2015 / 10:50 amAnother undercover video released today allegedly shows a senior official at Planned Parenthood flippantly discussing monetary compensation for aborted baby organs, and the alteration of abortion procedures to ensure that the organs are intact.
US and Cuba re-open embassies – Will lifting the embargo be next?
Jul 20, 2015 / 15:44 pmThe U.S. and Cuba formally re-established diplomatic ties for the first time since 1961 on Monday, a groundbreaking development advocated by Catholic bishops from both countries and set in motion by Pope Francis.
After deadly Chattanooga shooting, bishop rallies 'shaken' community to prayer
Jul 17, 2015 / 10:28 amBishop Richard Stika of Knoxville is calling the faith community to prayer after Thursday’s fatal shooting at a military recruiting center in Chattanooga, on the southern end of his diocese.
What a proposed US bill on religious liberty would and would not protect
Jul 16, 2015 / 18:03 pmWith same-sex marriage now legal throughout the United States, some members of Congress are trying to protect the religious rights of those who disagree with marriage's new definition – but their efforts may be limited.
Even if it’s legal, it’s not ok – Congress responds to Planned Parenthood scandal
Jul 16, 2015 / 09:04 amAn undercover video report on Planned Parenthood providing fetal body parts for harvesting and research should shock the conscience of the country, pro-life members of Congress insisted Wednesday.
Planned Parenthood under fire for alleged trafficking of baby organs
Jul 14, 2015 / 12:49 pmAbortion giant Planned Parenthood is facing harsh criticism after the release of footage allegedly showing its top doctor describing how the organization offers body parts from aborted babies for money.
The cost of violence: 15 million Africans displaced, with little hope for the future
Jul 13, 2015 / 23:08 pmPlagued by wars, terrorism, and repressive governments, sub-Saharan Africa is in the throes of a humanitarian crisis that the international community is not ready to address, witnesses testified on Washington, D.C.'s Capitol Hill last Thursday.