Matt McDonald

Matt McDonald

Matt McDonald is a staff reporter for the National Catholic Register and the editor of the New Boston Post.

Articles by Matt McDonald

Boston Archdiocese opposes bill eliminating time limits for child sex abuse claims

Oct 5, 2023 / 12:21 pm

The current bill being considered by the Legislature would eliminate the time limit and allow lawsuits at any time against a purported perpetrator.

Newsom’s pick of abortion activist to Senate reveals White House ambitions, experts say

Oct 4, 2023 / 10:20 am

Laphonza Butler, 44, checks a number of boxes among Democratic interest groups.

Theodore McCarrick: ‘I have trouble with words’

Aug 31, 2023 / 15:30 pm

The former cardinal’s eloquence made him a force in the Catholic Church. Now, his loss for words appears to have spared him from criminal prosecution.

Head of U.S. bishops’ conference contradicts Biden’s claims about taxpayer-funded abortions

Feb 1, 2023 / 18:40 pm

President Biden asserted this week that neither the pope nor all Catholic bishops oppose public funding for abortion in the U.S.

Cardinal Dolan criticizes Biden administration for trying to force employers to cover contraception

Feb 1, 2023 / 16:15 pm

HHS announced a proposed rule that would leave in place the current exemption for religious employers but take away the exemption based purely on moral grounds.

Connecticut pro-life pregnancy center drops lawsuit against state’s ‘deceptive advertising’ ban

Jan 20, 2023 / 18:30 pm

Care Net Pregnancy Resource Center of Southeastern Connecticut is satisfied that the state attorney general isn’t taking action against crisis pregnancy centers in the state.