Articles by Madalaine Elhabbal
Dominican House of Studies celebrates new bell, a long-awaited addition to DC priory
Jan 13, 2025 / 14:20 pmOne hundred and 20 years after its founding in 1905, the Dominican House of Studies finally has a bell for its tower.
Cardinal Tobin announces synodal ‘pastoral conversion’ initiative for Archdiocese of Newark
Jan 8, 2025 / 18:20 pm“Pastoral conversion requires nothing more or less than our willingness to be open to what God’s word is saying to us and to listen to one another,” Tobin wrote.
China’s oldest priest dies at 104: a life of faith amid 25 years of persecution
Jan 8, 2025 / 08:00 amFather Joseph Guo Fude was one of the few remaining Catholic priests in China who had been ordained prior to the establishment of the People’s Republic of China.
SEEK25 in DC speakers, attendees share their experiences: ‘We all want God’
Jan 7, 2025 / 12:00 pm“I have great hope for where the Church is going, and it makes me so proud to be a Catholic,” 40 Days for Life founder David Bereit told CNA after the final Mass.
SEEK25 highlights theology of the body as a remedy for modern identity crisis
Jan 6, 2025 / 15:20 pmSpeakers called on young Catholics to dive deeper into their understanding of human sexuality and their identity as sons and daughters of God.
‘Our hearts are restless until they rest in you’: SEEK25 kicks off in Washington, D.C.
Jan 3, 2025 / 14:20 pm“We are here, because guess what? Everything isn’t OK in the world today,” Bishop Robert Brennan said at the opening Mass of the SEEK25 conference in D.C.
‘Follow Me’ SEEK conference to debut satellite event in Washington, D.C.
Dec 29, 2024 / 07:00 amFor the first time, the annual Fellowship of Catholic University Students’ SEEK conference will take place in two locations: Salt Lake City and Washington, D.C.
White House backs off contraceptive mandate, potential win for Little Sisters of the Poor
Dec 27, 2024 / 10:00 amThe Department of Health and Human Services issued a notice stating it has opted to withdraw rule changes to the Affordable Care Act’s contraception mandate.
Jubilee USA partners with Caritas International in debt relief campaign for poor countries
Dec 26, 2024 / 14:30 pmRepresentatives from Caritas Internationalis and Jubilee USA Network announced the five-year campaign, “Turn Debt into Hope,” on Dec. 23.
Stained-glass windows at Notre Dame to be replaced, new modern design revealed
Dec 20, 2024 / 17:00 pmThe windows in six chapels on the southern side of the cathedral will be replaced with new windows designed by modern French painter Claire Tabouret.
Rector of Notre Dame Cathedral blesses creche ahead of Christmas celebrations
Dec 20, 2024 / 14:05 pm“My greatest joy is to see people happy because they have a cathedral again,” said Notre Dame Rector Monsignor Olivier Ribadeau Dumas.
Major religious freedom win for Nigeria: Christian mother acquitted of blasphemy charges
Dec 20, 2024 / 06:00 amRhoda Jatau was arrested by Nigerian authorities on May 20, 2022, after forwarding a video of a Muslim denouncing the mob killing of a college student.
Ohio school district pays $450,000 for forcing teacher to resign over transgender dispute
Dec 19, 2024 / 15:55 pm“No school official can force a teacher to set her religious beliefs aside in order to keep her job,” stated ADF Legal Counsel Logan Spena in a release.
Heads of Christian churches in Holy Land call for end of war in Gaza in Christmas message
Dec 16, 2024 / 15:20 pmInvoking the spirit of Christmas, leaders of Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Syriac, Armenian, and other churches gave thanks to God for the recent ceasefire in Lebanon.
Broglio presides at U.S. Capitol Mass, meets with Pelosi
Dec 12, 2024 / 17:30 pmArchbishop Timothy Broglio, president of the U.S. bishops’ conference and head of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, celebrated the liturgy.
Church leaders express ‘hope’ that Syrian regime will respect Christian communities
Dec 10, 2024 / 17:50 pmRebel forces met with bishops in Aleppo “immediately” after capturing the city, “assuring them that they would respect the various religious denominations and Christians.”
Papal Foundation announces $800,000 of scholarship awards to 110 religious and laypeople
Dec 10, 2024 / 16:30 pmThe awards were distributed across 42 countries and helped enable priests, brothers, sisters, and laypeople to pursue their studies at 14 pontifical universities in Rome.
Healing at Lourdes of British World War I soldier declared ‘miraculous’
Dec 10, 2024 / 09:30 amArchbishop Malcolm McMahon of Liverpool, England, declared the miraculous healing of John Traynor, a soldier of the British Royal Navy, on Dec. 8.
Fathers who lost their children to gender ideology: ‘I feel so betrayed’
Dec 7, 2024 / 06:00 amDemonstrating alongside activists, lawmakers, and medical professionals, the three men shared their stories with CNA.
Detransitioner Chloe Cole, Matt Walsh speak at rally on the steps of the Supreme Court
Dec 5, 2024 / 13:00 pmTensions were high at times, as a rally organized by a coalition of trans-rights activists shared the space outside the nation’s highest court.