Articles by Madalaine Elhabbal
Iconic Notre Dames des Champs church in Paris closed after 2 fires in 48 hours
Jul 28, 2025 / 18:54 pmNotre Dame des Champs, a Catholic church in Paris, was targeted in an arson attack just 24 hours after an accidental fire broke out in its choir loft.
Amid plunging births, scholar says parenthood needs to be touted as ‘pathway to happiness’
Jul 26, 2025 / 09:00 am“It’s troubling that we’re actually hitting record low here when it comes to fertility in America,” sociologist Brad Wilcox said.
Exclusive: Gaza priest injured in Israeli bombing discusses impact on parish community
Jul 24, 2025 / 18:13 pmIn an exclusive interview with “EWTN Noticias,” Father Gabriel Romanelli spoke about the July 17 bombing of Holy Family Parish in Gaza.
Pope Leo XIV meets Algerian president, discusses Church life and peacebuilding
Jul 24, 2025 / 14:35 pmHere is a roundup of Catholic world news from the past week that you might have missed.
Inside the cave in France where many believe Mary Magdalene spent her final years
Jul 22, 2025 / 16:17 pmTucked away in a rocky mountain in southeast France is a cave formed by natural erosion called La Sainte-Baume, where Mary Magdalene lived.
Director of Jerusalem Pontifical Mission assesses situation in Gaza after church attack
Jul 19, 2025 / 09:00 amJoseph Hazboun, director of the Pontifical Mission in Jerusalem, spoke with “EWTN News Nightly” on July 18 about the situation facing the people there.
Violence against Christians escalates in Syria
Jul 18, 2025 / 06:00 amHere is a roundup of Catholic world news from the past week that you might have missed.
Catholic youth urge European leaders to address migrant crisis with charity, understanding
Jul 17, 2025 / 17:15 pmThis year’s written contribution by the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union Youth Net centers on solutions for “fostering integration of migrants.”
Australian bishops call on government to enforce country’s surrogacy ban
Jul 16, 2025 / 12:05 pm“A woman is not a machine for reproduction,” the bishops argue in the letter, “she is a person made in the image of God, called to bear life with love, freedom, and dignity.”
As conditions worsen in Gaza, novena for peace set to start
Jul 14, 2025 / 16:20 pmThe Philos Project’s “Nine-Day Novena to Pray for Peace in the Holy Land” comes as Israel has intensified its bombardment of Gaza.
Malawi gets ready for first-ever Eucharistic congress
Jul 11, 2025 / 14:23 pmHere’s a roundup of Catholic world news from the past week that you might have missed.
Bishop goes to bat for migrant farmworkers as administration mulls enforcement, visa changes
Jul 11, 2025 / 13:15 pmThe plight of migrant workers “should be one of great concern to all Catholics,” Bishop Brendan Cahill told CNA.
San Bernardino Diocese grants Sunday Mass dispensation to those fearing deportation
Jul 10, 2025 / 17:55 pmThe U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) tells CNA it “does not indiscriminately take enforcement actions” at churches.
Crippling priest shortage leads to restructuring of Grand Rapids Diocese
Jul 10, 2025 / 06:00 amThe Diocese of Grand Rapids, Michigan, has had just one ordination to the priesthood in the last two years and announced a restructuring plan amid the shortage.
2 sisters, Catholic school students, lost in Texas flood remembered for faith and kindness
Jul 7, 2025 / 15:04 pmTwo sisters who attended St. Rita Catholic School in Dallas were among the victims of the Texas Hill Country flash floods that have devastated parts of the state.
Pope appoints Pizzaballa and Mathieu to Vatican’s interreligious dialogue office
Jul 4, 2025 / 07:00 amHere’s a roundup of Catholic world news from the past week that you might have missed.
Prominent Catholic bioethics center in Oxford, England, shuttered amid financial strain
Jul 2, 2025 / 16:17 pmAnscombe Bioethics Centre, a prominent Catholic bioethics center in Oxford, England, has shut down after nearly 50 years due to financial constraints.
Vatican grants exemption from Traditional Latin Mass restrictions to Texas parish
Jul 2, 2025 / 14:51 pmThe Vatican has granted a parish in Texas an exemption from restrictions to the Traditional Latin Mass imposed by Pope Francis
U.S. adults hold ‘nuanced’ opinions on religion in public schools, new polling shows
Jun 30, 2025 / 16:18 pmNew polling from an Associated Press research center has found that U.S. adults hold “nuanced views about the role of religion in public schools.”
More than 50% of U.S. adults support allowing Christian prayer in public schools
Jun 27, 2025 / 15:52 pmAccording to Pew Research Center, 52% of adults support allowing public school teachers to lead their classes in prayers that refer to Jesus.