Articles by Madalaine Elhabbal
Conservative policy leader: First Amendment, pro-life cause at stake on Nov. 5
Nov 1, 2024 / 19:00 pmIn an interview with “EWTN News Nightly” host Tracy Sabol on Friday, Kevin Roberts addressed the anticipated crisis of nonvoters among people of faith.
Catholic diocese in China conducts ‘Red Tour’ of ‘gratitude’ to Communist Party
Nov 1, 2024 / 12:00 pmThe Yibin Catholic Diocese of the Shian Province announced it had led all of its priests, nuns, and “heads of grassroots patriotic associations” on a “Red Tour.”
‘Buffer zone’ law banning anti-abortion protests goes into effect in England and Wales
Oct 31, 2024 / 16:10 pmThe law makes “interference with any person’s decision to access, provide, or facilitate the provision of abortion services” within 500 feet of a facility a criminal offense.
Florida’s abortion amendment appears to fall short as spending intensifies ahead of election
Oct 30, 2024 / 14:25 pmAmendment 4, titled the “Right to Abortion Initiative,” would enshrine the “right” to abortion in the state’s constitution.
Nearly 60,000 join call for UK prime minister to safeguard right to pray silently
Oct 29, 2024 / 06:00 amThe letter, circulated by Alliance Defending Freedom UK, notes that buffer zone laws “have quickly become thought- and speech-restricting ‘censorship zones.’”
Archbishop Broglio invites faithful to pray with Pope Francis’ encyclical on Sacred Heart
Oct 28, 2024 / 18:00 pmThe Holy Father’s fourth encyclical, “Dilexit Nos” (“He Loved Us”), issued on Oct. 24, calls for a renewed understanding of devotion to the Sacred Heart.
Catholic health care leaders rally behind religious freedom initiatives ahead of Election Day
Oct 26, 2024 / 09:00 amLeaders in Catholic health care are rallying behind critical policy initiatives to protect religious freedom in medical care.
Beyoncé to sing at abortion-focused Harris campaign rally in Texas
Oct 25, 2024 / 15:50 pmThe Harris campaign has described Texas as “ground zero of the nation’s extreme abortion bans.”
Maryland school district pulls LGBTQ books amid legal battle before Supreme Court
Oct 24, 2024 / 12:30 pmParents from diverse faith backgrounds filed suit in May 2023 after the district announced it would no longer allow parents to opt out of gender ideology lessons.
Ancient ruins in Armenia might be oldest church in world’s first Christian nation
Oct 24, 2024 / 08:00 amA team of German and Armenian researchers made a groundbreaking discovery last week of an ancient church in Armenia dating back to the fourth century.
Coalition of faith groups side with nuns in religious freedom case before Supreme Court
Oct 23, 2024 / 15:45 pmThe Anglican nuns and religious groups are suing the state of New York after it mandated employers to cover abortions in their employee health insurance plans.
Pro-life doctors call for dignified ‘life-affirming’ pregnancy care for women, children
Oct 22, 2024 / 17:45 pmThe declaration seeks to address the increased use of chemical abortion drugs and misinformation about crisis pregnancies among health care professionals.
3 states pick up abortion pill lawsuit against Food and Drug Administration
Oct 21, 2024 / 17:50 pmThe states of Missouri, Kansas, and Idaho argue in the new lawsuit that “women should have the in-person care of a doctor when taking high-risk drugs.”
French archbishop consecrates city to Sacred Heart of Jesus ahead of ‘Gate of Darkness’ event
Oct 21, 2024 / 15:00 pmArchbishop Guy de Kerimel’s decision to consecrate the city and archdiocese comes ahead of the operatic city-funded production “The Gate of Darkness.”
U.S. bishops to meet in November to discuss synod, Eucharistic Revival, canonization causes
Oct 18, 2024 / 18:15 pmMajor items on the agenda for the plenary assembly include reports on the U.S. bishops’ efforts concerning the National Eucharistic Revival.
Paris archbishop condemns firing of Catholic school principal accused of violating secular laws
Oct 17, 2024 / 17:40 pmCatholic schools in France, which are state-funded, are allowed to maintain their religious identity and offer catechism classes so long as they are not mandatory.
Retired NBA star Gordon Hayward enters Catholic Church in Rome: Exclusive interview
Oct 17, 2024 / 10:50 amAnd what a beginning it was for the former Celtics player, who received the sacraments of initiation and first Communion from Archbishop Timothy Broglio.
Pope Francis to release ‘first memoir published by a sitting pontiff’ in January
Oct 16, 2024 / 17:40 pmThe original plan had been to release the memoir after his death. However, the pope decided to publish in light of the upcoming 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope.
‘Trusting the Lord’: Catholics gather for 32nd International Week of Prayer and Fasting
Oct 11, 2024 / 09:25 amThis year’s event will kick off Oct. 12 with an in-person conference at St. Mary of Sorrows Church in Fairfax, Virginia, followed by a virtual speaker series.
Ethel Kennedy, wife of Robert F. Kennedy and devout Catholic, dies at 96
Oct 10, 2024 / 14:20 pm“She was a devout Catholic and a daily communicant,” a family statement said.