Articles by Madalaine Elhabbal
Republicans introduce bill to protect parents’ rights
Jan 28, 2025 / 16:45 pmThe Families’ Rights and Responsibilities Act seeks to prevent government intervention in parental decisions.
Catholics to gather for annual New York Encounter next month: ‘There’s nothing like it’
Jan 28, 2025 / 08:00 amOrganized annually by members of Communion and Liberation, the event will take place Feb. 14–16 in the heart of New York City.
Pro-life activist Paul Vaughn ‘rejoices’ over Trump pardon after 2-year-long ordeal
Jan 23, 2025 / 20:30 pmThe pardon put an end to the Biden administration’s prosecution of Vaughn and his fellow pro-life activists, among whom were several elderly and infirm women.
More than two-thirds of Americans support limitations on abortion, according to poll
Jan 23, 2025 / 14:45 pmThe poll revealed that 67% of Americans support legal limitations on abortion and 60% believe abortions should be limited to the first three months of pregnancy.
El Paso bishop calls Trump immigration orders ‘contrary to the moral law’
Jan 23, 2025 / 12:40 pm“We urge President Trump to pivot from these enforcement-only policies to just and merciful solutions,” wrote Bishop Mark Seitz, USCCB migration committee chair.
UPDATE: Protestant leader at interfaith service calls on Trump to ‘have mercy’ on migrants, LGBTQ
Jan 21, 2025 / 15:30 pmIn her sermon, Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington was openly critical of the president.
‘We have been living under a lawless regime’: Catholics celebrate Trump overhauls
Jan 21, 2025 / 10:45 amSeveral high-profile Catholic intellectuals in the United States anticipated and celebrated a number of changes that are coming to the country.
Cardinal Dolan, Father Mann among clergy leading President Trump’s inaugural prayers
Jan 20, 2025 / 15:50 pmCardinal Timothy Dolan and Father Frank Mann opened and closed the prayers of invocation and benediction at the inauguration of the new presidential administration.
Museum of the Bible to add Trump’s Bible to inauguration-themed exhibit
Jan 20, 2025 / 12:35 pmMuseum of the Bible Chief Curatorial Officer Robert Duke said Trump’s personal Bible will be added to the set of U.S. presidential inauguration Bibles.
Israel and Hamas agree to ceasefire deal in Gaza, includes hostage release
Jan 15, 2025 / 14:15 pmBrokered by the United States, Qatar, and Egypt after 15 months of war, the agreement could be implemented as early as Sunday, according to CNN.
New Jersey Rep. Chris Smith to be honored at National Catholic Prayer Breakfast
Jan 13, 2025 / 15:20 pmThe New Jersey representative will receive the organization’s annual Christifideles Laici Award at the 20th National Catholic Prayer Breakfast on Feb. 28.
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.