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Funding for adult stem cell research increasing, report finds

Dec 11, 2013

By Adelaide Mena

A recent report has found that research on ethically-sourced adult stem cells is rising in popularity, leaving advocates pointing to... Read more

Br. Guy Consolmagno SJ speaks with CNA on Nov. 22, 2013 at the Vatican Observatory in Rome

Vatican astronomer: science opens the door to dialogue

Nov 28, 2013

By Elise Harris

A leading astronomer in the Vatican Observatory stated that the study of science provides a unique forum to discuss man’s... Read more

Dr. Michael Waldstein speaks on faith and reason Jan. 31, 2013 at the Augustine Institute in Denver.

Theologian calls beauty 'starting point' for faith

Feb 7, 2013

By Carl Bunderson

Prominent theologian Dr. Michael Waldstein said that despite the modern world's dismissal of the connection between goodness and truth, the... Read more

One of the first images taken by NASA's Curiosity rover, after the Aug. 6, 2012 landing on Mars.

Vatican Observatory head praises Curiosity rover landing

Aug 6, 2012

Vatican Observatory director Fr. José Gabriel Funes thinks that “everybody” should be happy with the successful landing of the Mars... Read more

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After his Angelus on Sept. 15, 2024, Pope Francis appealed for the release of the remaining Hamas hostages and said he is praying for the victims and their families.

Pope Francis urges release of Hamas hostages, end of conflict in Israel and Palestine

A large crowd gathered for the ceremony welcoming Patriarch Gregory Peter XV Agagianian's remains to Beirut's Martyrs' Square on Thursday, Sept 12, 2024.

Body of Armenian patriarch on path to possible sainthood returns to Lebanon

From left to right: Father Pedro Núñez, Father Jorge Obregón, Father Juan Carlos Vásconez, Father Ángel Espinosa de los Monteros, and Father Ignacio Amorós.

5 Hispanic priests who are evangelizing millions on social media

“Conversion is a forgetting of ourselves, it is to stop pretending to be the center of the universe… and saying: ‘Lord, sit down, now the center is going to be you’” Bishop Munilla said during his Sept. 11, 2024, presentation at the International Eucharistic Congress.

15 high-impact quotes by Bishop Munilla at the International Eucharistic Congress

Father Vitalis Anaehobi, who serves in the southesast region of Nigeria, says that most of the young people he has spoken to are grieved by “difficulties in life” such as poverty, unemployment, and “the failure by the Church to protect them” as attacks against Christians continue in the country where religious-based persecution is one of the highest in the world. Many young people in the villages are now turning to paganism.

Priest urges Church in Nigeria to address needs of youth who are ‘returning to paganism’

Cardinal Jaime Sin hosted both of Pope John Paul II’s visits to the Philippines in 1981 and 1995.

New museum in Philippines honors Cardinal Jaime Sin, a ‘voice’ against corruption

French Catholic priest Abbe Pierre takes part in a demonstration on May 6, 1994.

French bishops release files on Abbé Pierre 58 years early amid sex abuse claims

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Nebraska Supreme Court approves competing abortion initiatives for November ballot

Bishop José Ignacio Munilla speaks at the International Eucharistic Congress taking place in Quito, Ecuador, Sept. 8–15, 2024.

Bishop Munilla in Quito: Without Jesus Christ, we don’t know how to love

A picture taken on March 27, 2019, shows a scaffold during the restoration of Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral, in Paris.

Pope Francis will not go to Paris for Notre Dame cathedral reopening

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