Articles by Martin Barillas
Healing service in Michigan provides a window into the Catholic charismatic movement
Dec 17, 2024 / 06:00 amOn the evening of Dec. 6, Father Mathias Thelen, co-founder and president of Encounter Ministries, spoke to a near-capacity congregation about healing.
Eastern Catholics begin Nativity Fast to empty themselves as did Christ in the Incarnation
Nov 24, 2024 / 06:00 amEastern Christians — both Catholic and Orthodox — observe the Nativity Fast, a penitential and preparatory time before the great feast of Christmas.
Alpha evangelization course brings Chinese inquirers to the faith in Michigan
Nov 10, 2024 / 06:00 amAlpha began as a course of evangelization within the Anglican Church in England in 1977 and has since expanded to include various Christian traditions.
Catholic missionary endeavor in Pakistan shares Gospel, frees Christians from slavery
Oct 24, 2024 / 07:00 amCNA interviewed missionaries who recently returned from Pakistan, where they freed nearly 200 Christians from slavery.
‘Time is right’ for Catholic hospital and medical school project in Michigan, bishop says
Oct 16, 2024 / 06:00 amA celebration of two beloved saints recently served to highlight an initiative to found an authentically Catholic hospital and medical school in Michigan.
Nuclear engineer says latest research confirms first-century date of Shroud of Turin
Sep 28, 2024 / 06:00 am“The Shroud of Turin is the second-most valuable possession of the human race next to the Bible itself,” nuclear engineer Robert Rucker told CNA.
Pro-life groups adjust tactics in challenging electoral panorama
Sep 16, 2024 / 07:00 amPro-life groups across the political spectrum are adjusting tactics and expanding collaborative efforts.
Catholic artist Tim Schmalz brings Scripture to life with sculpture
Aug 12, 2024 / 07:00 amSchmalz, 52, recently created a massive bronze crucifix that was installed outside St. John the Evangelist Church in downtown Indianapolis.
British appeals court overturns lower court that forbade lifesaving care to teen
Aug 2, 2024 / 17:21 pmBritain’s Court of Appeal overturned an earlier court ruling that declared Sudiksha Thirumalesh, 19, lacked the mental capacity to make her own decisions.
National Conference for Single Catholics promises to deepen faith, foster relationships
Jul 20, 2024 / 06:00 amAnastasia Northrop, who started the annual event more than 20 years ago, told CNA it provides practical aids for growing in faith and forming lasting relationships.
Michigan parents press case to end discrimination in school funding
Jul 1, 2024 / 13:57 pmThe Mackinac Center for Public Policy and the Bursch Law firm have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their challenge to Michigan’s Blaine amendment.
Controversy swirls around Canadian Catholic schools celebrating ‘Pride’ month
Jun 28, 2024 / 07:00 amFor the third year in a row, St. Denis Catholic School in Toronto, Ontario, raised the Pride flag on school grounds.
Top European human rights court rules countries can’t be forced to introduce assisted suicide
Jun 14, 2024 / 15:30 pmThe European Court of Human Rights has ruled in favor of Hungary’s right to uphold its laws prohibiting assisted suicide, affirming the laws of 46 countries.
Pro-family leaders in Mexico react to Sheinbaum’s election
Jun 5, 2024 / 18:50 pmVarious pro-life, pro-family, and Catholic leaders in Mexico have reacted with concern to the election of Claudia Sheinbaum as president of the country.
A new player in post-secondary Catholic education: San Damiano College for the Trades
May 29, 2024 / 15:30 pmThe new college, which is currently accepting applications for its fall 2025 inaugural class, is geared toward young men.
No reason to be cynical about celebrity conversions, Bishop Barron and others say
May 27, 2024 / 06:00 amThe phenomenon of celebrity conversions to the faith has taken center stage, especially on social media, and they have been widely welcomed.
Mary, Mother of Persecuted Christians gains a shrine in Wyoming
May 14, 2024 / 07:00 amBishop Robert Pipta of the Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Parma, Ohio, dedicated a shrine and an icon at Wyoming Catholic College.
Orthodox Church ordains female deacon
May 9, 2024 / 18:05 pmThe Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa ordained Zimbabwean Angelic Molen as a deaconess in the Orthodox Church.
Arsonists burn down homes of Egypt’s beleaguered Christians
Apr 24, 2024 / 15:45 pmMuslim extremists set on fire several homes of Christians in Minya, a province in southern Egypt, in a continuation of anti-Christian violence.
Catholic sculptor readies monumental Stations of the Cross in Orlando, Florida
Apr 16, 2024 / 14:45 pmThe Basilica of the National Shrine of Mary Queen of the Universe in Orlando is adding a “Gospel Garden” featuring massive bronze Stations of the Cross.