Articles by Madalaine Elhabbal
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.
U.S. bishops launch Giving Tuesday campaign to support the Church’s global mission
Dec 3, 2024 / 14:00 pmThe U.S. bishops are once more teaming up with Catholic charity organizations to encourage the faithful to donate to Catholic causes on Giving Tuesday.
U.S. churches to ring bells for reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral
Dec 2, 2024 / 16:15 pmIn a social media post, the USCCB wrote that as the cathedral reopens its doors, “local churches in the U.S. are invited to peal their bells in a gesture of unity.”
JP II-inspired cafe celebrates 10 years of ‘bringing riches of the faith’ to public square
Nov 30, 2024 / 06:00 amLast month, Soren and Ever Johnson marked the 10th anniversary of one of the fruits of their ministry: Trinity House Cafe in Leesburg, Virginia.
Texas AG petitions SCOTUS to uphold state law mandating age verification for porn sites
Nov 27, 2024 / 16:20 pm“Let me put this simply: These companies do not have a right to expose children to pornography,” Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said.
U.S. bishops invite Catholics to participate in the National Prayer Vigil for Life
Nov 27, 2024 / 05:00 amThe vigil will take place from the evening of Thursday, Jan. 23 to the morning of Friday, Jan. 24, 2025 at the Basilica of the National Shrine in Washington, DC.
Pope Francis calls for end to use of landmines as Biden allows U.S. mines in Ukraine
Nov 26, 2024 / 16:10 pm“These treacherous devices continue to cause terrible suffering to civilians, especially children,” the pope said.
Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas to visit Washington, DC, on international tour
Nov 23, 2024 / 06:00 amMembers of the faithful will be able to venerate the relics, including his skull, on two separate occasions.
Catholic Campaign for Human Development spent $11.4 million over its budget
Nov 22, 2024 / 17:20 pmThe Catholic Campaign for Human Development Annual Report 2023 revealed that the program ended the year with a net operating deficit of $2,830,364.
Nearly half of 2,500 anti-Christian hate crimes in Europe were in France, report says
Nov 20, 2024 / 07:00 amThe Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination Against Christians in Europe report said 2,444 anti-Christian hate crimes occurred from 2023 to 2024.