The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 17:13:56 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Looking beyond the stars /item/36644-looking-beyond-the-stars /item/36644-looking-beyond-the-stars

As both an astronomer and a Jesuit, Br. Guy Consolmagno recognizes the relationship between science and religion.

]]> lmandato@catholicregister.org (Luke Mandato, The Catholic Register) Features Wed, 10 Apr 2024 13:42:29 -0400 Peter Stockland: The peril of mixing science and politics /opinion/columnists/item/32232-peter-stockland-the-peril-of-mixing-science-and-politics /opinion/columnists/item/32232-peter-stockland-the-peril-of-mixing-science-and-politics

It doesn’t diminish Pope Francis’ message on the urgency of climate change action to wish he had put a little less of the ChurchƵapp faith on what is commonly meant by “science” today.

]]> peterstockland@catholicregister.org (Peter Stockland) Peter Stockland Sat, 17 Oct 2020 17:35:09 -0400 Faith and science work side by side /features/item/29439-faith-and-science-work-side-by-side /features/item/29439-faith-and-science-work-side-by-side

Catholic schools have long been recognized for their strong programs in social science, language and arts, and, at many schools, physical education. But often the success of these programs has come at the expense of the science curriculum, according to some.

]]> johnkostoff@catholicregister.org (John B. Kostoff) Catholic Education Sat, 04 May 2019 12:00:15 -0400 A close encounter with the Shroud of Turin /item/29237-a-close-encounter-with-the-shroud-of-turin /item/29237-a-close-encounter-with-the-shroud-of-turin

VANCOUVER – When Deacon Pete Schumacher began working in image processing and remote sensing — a technology that analyzes images from X-rays, satellites or the ocean floor — he had no idea it would lead him to a personal encounter with Jesus.

]]> Canada Tue, 26 Mar 2019 10:58:10 -0400 Gene-editing human embryos 'a train wreck of a thing to do', ethicist says /home/international/item/28551-gene-editing-human-embryos-a-train-wreck-of-a-thing-to-do-ethicist-says /home/international/item/28551-gene-editing-human-embryos-a-train-wreck-of-a-thing-to-do-ethicist-says WASHINGTON – The revelation in late November that a Chinese researcher had edited genes in human embryos and then implanted them in a woman was "a train wreck of a thing to do," said an ethicist at the National Catholic Bioethics Center in Philadelphia.
]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Tue, 04 Dec 2018 09:32:12 -0500 Still time to curb worst effects of global warming, says climate scientist /home/international/item/28550-still-time-to-curb-worst-effects-of-global-warming-says-climate-scientist /home/international/item/28550-still-time-to-curb-worst-effects-of-global-warming-says-climate-scientist PHILADELPHIA – An internationally renowned pioneer in climate science and climate change research, in an address at Villanova University, said that rather than "finger-pointing" about the causes of global warming, people need take collective action to slow the process.
]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Tue, 04 Dec 2018 08:01:57 -0500 Cardinal Turkson makes 'urgent call' to fight growing problem of antibiotic overuse /home/international/item/28456-cardinal-turkson-makes-urgent-call-to-fight-growing-problem-of-antibiotic-overuse /home/international/item/28456-cardinal-turkson-makes-urgent-call-to-fight-growing-problem-of-antibiotic-overuse VATICAN – Antimicrobial resistance poses a "great challenge" to global public health and puts the most vulnerable in our society at risk, said Cardinal Peter Turkson, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.
]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Tue, 20 Nov 2018 10:57:47 -0500 Vatican Observatory holds first workshop with world's meteorite, extraterrestrial curators /home/international/item/28013-vatican-observatory-holds-first-workshop-with-world-s-meteorite-extraterrestrial-curators /home/international/item/28013-vatican-observatory-holds-first-workshop-with-world-s-meteorite-extraterrestrial-curators CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy – Rocks, mineral debris and even dust from space are kept in special collections, museums and laboratories all over the world, and the Vatican Observatory took the first small step to help curators make a giant leap in coordinating their efforts globally.
]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Fri, 14 Sep 2018 08:57:18 -0400 Questioning Faith: Evidence points to leap of faith /faith/item/27797-questioning-faith-evidence-points-to-leap-of-faith /faith/item/27797-questioning-faith-evidence-points-to-leap-of-faith

Are you afraid of the dark?

]]> marym@catholicregister.org (Mary Marrocco) Faith Thu, 09 Aug 2018 18:14:19 -0400 Shroud of Turin expert criticizes new study casting doubt on authenticity /home/international/item/27709-shroud-of-turin-expert-criticizes-new-study-casting-doubt-on-authenticity /home/international/item/27709-shroud-of-turin-expert-criticizes-new-study-casting-doubt-on-authenticity VATICAN – A leading expert on the cloth believed to be the burial shroud of Jesus dismissed a new study claiming that blood patterns on the shroud are not consistent with those left by a crucified person.
]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Thu, 19 Jul 2018 16:42:23 -0400