Articles by Matt McDonald
Monsignor Charles Pope warns: Hell is real — and many are headed there
Apr 7, 2025 / 10:07 amMonsignor Charles Pope discussed his new book on the doctrine of hell on “The World Over with Raymond Arroyo.”
New Jersey mom sues Homeland Security, TSA for ‘threat-tagging’ over Facebook post
Mar 25, 2025 / 13:00 pmAngela Reading’s lawsuit names the Department of Homeland Security and the Transportation Security Administration among the defendants.
Democrats push bill to protect mailing of abortion pills
Mar 14, 2025 / 14:40 pmThe “Stop the Comstock Act” bill, filed Wednesday, would remove language in federal law that prohibits sending items that cause abortion through the mail.
Gavin Newsom calls males playing in female sports ‘deeply unfair’
Mar 10, 2025 / 11:15 amOn his new podcast “This Is Gavin Newsom” on Thursday, the California governor said Democrats should make room for pro-lifers.
More gains for school choice across the country
Mar 2, 2025 / 10:40 amIdaho has enacted a school choice bill that would allow parents to use public funds to send their kids to private schools. Two other states are closer to similar legislation.
Super Bowl teams’ bishops renew rivalry with public wager
Feb 7, 2025 / 21:05 pmThe bishops of Kansas City and Philadelphia talk some clerical smack over their purportedly friendly wager.
Mass deportations ‘incompatible with Catholic doctrine,’ Cardinal McElroy says in DC debut
Jan 7, 2025 / 06:00 am“The Catholic Church teaches that a country has the right to control its borders. And our nation’s desire to do that is a legitimate effort,” McElroy said Monday.
‘Hollywood Priest’: PBS documentary tells life story of Father Bud Kieser
Dec 23, 2024 / 15:40 pm“Hollywood Priest: The Story of Father ‘Bud’ Kieser,” is scheduled to air on PBS World at 5 a.m. and 11 a.m. Eastern time Wednesday, Dec. 25.
Pope Francis names Father Roger Landry a monsignor
Dec 18, 2024 / 16:30 pmFather Roger Landry is now Monsignor Roger Landry — but he says he’s not ready to abandon the title “Father” anytime soon.
One year later, Vatican document on same-sex blessings not causing much of a stir
Dec 18, 2024 / 11:00 amThe Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith issued “Fiducia Supplicans” in December 2023 — what has been the effect on the Church in the United States?
Lee Edwards, Catholic historian of American conservatism, dies at 92
Dec 14, 2024 / 14:37 pmAuthor and Catholic convert Lee Edwards died a little before 8 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 12, the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Satanic display in New Hampshire battered, removed after three days
Dec 12, 2024 / 18:20 pmThe mayor of Concord, New Hampshire said that while he disapproves of vandalism he also wishes city officials hadn’t issued a permit for the display.
Boston mayor to include Catholic school students in free-museums program next year
Dec 9, 2024 / 12:40 pmThe expanded program, which offers free admission two Sundays a month for K–12 students, will now be open to Catholic school students in 2025.
Northern California parish evacuates after earthquake, tsunami warning
Dec 6, 2024 / 11:25 amThe earthquake, which measured 7.0 on the magnitude scale, was felt at about 10:45 a.m. local time in Humboldt County, California.
The conflict between the Carmelite nuns of Arlington and the bishop of Fort Worth: a timeline
Dec 3, 2024 / 16:35 pmThe following timeline is based on court documents; news stories; public statements on the website of the Diocese of Fort Worth, Texas; and public statements.
Giving thanks by giving food: Society of St. Vincent de Paul volunteers serve those in need
Nov 29, 2024 / 12:50 pmMembers of St. Vincent de Paul, who are known as Vincentians, serve more than 5 million people a year in the United States, according to the organization.
New Boston archbishop challenges flock to develop ‘deeply personal’ relationship with God
Oct 31, 2024 / 19:00 pmArchbishop Richard Henning, 60, most recently bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, replaced Cardinal Seán O’Malley, who led the Archdiocese of Boston since 2003.
Word on Fire to publish Pope Benedict XVI’s collected works in English
Oct 25, 2024 / 14:20 pmBishop Robert Barron’s media company Word on Fire plans to publish in English more than two dozen volumes of the collected works of Joseph Ratzinger.
Report: Nearly 150 Catholic hospitals provided transgender drugs or surgeries to children
Oct 10, 2024 / 11:50 amIn all, more than 520 minors received treatments in Catholic hospitals in about 40 states over a five-year period, an analysis of the data by EWTN News shows.
Abortion makes men ‘more free,’ Pete Buttigieg says
Jul 31, 2024 / 15:32 pmPro-life advocates reacting to Pete Buttigieg’s comments said he put his finger on a problem with abortion: sex without responsibility.