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Rapid biotech progress risks focus on profit, not ethics, pope says
Biotechnology in the medical field must "never be used in a way that is harmful to human dignity nor driven only by manufacturing and commercial aims," he said in an audience Jan. 28 with members of the Italian National Bioethics Committee.
Pro-life law firm defends California center in Planned Parenthood suit
Thomas More Society, a nonprofit public interest law firm, said Jan. 20 that Planned Parenthood's lawsuit against the center's founder, David Daleiden, and his fellow undercover investigators is tied to the National Abortion Federation's existing attempts "to shut down free speech and to cover up evidence of the abortion industry's crimes in aborted baby parts trafficking."
Chaldean patriarch details acts of discrimination against Christians
In his written text, Patriarch Sako said the current "miserable situation" in Iraq was due to the "intervention of external 'players'" with their own ambitions in the region.
Follow example of Pope Francis, church leaders say at eucharistic congress
The pope's envoy to the congress, Cardinal Charles Bo of Yangon, Myanmar, told reporters Jan. 27 that the Eucharist should compel people to share with the less fortunate.
Religious freedom is being challenged in fundamental ways, say speakers
Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore said the fundamental problems include "the decoupling of our basic freedoms from the search for truth."
Iowa priest goes viral for celebrating Mass for snow-bound group
Although there were about eight priests available to celebrate Mass, the honor of principal celebrant went to Father Behm, "probably because I had my travel Mass kit," he speculated.
Heavenly mysteries: Questions of faith, science intersect at astronomy workshop
Every time Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno looks through a telescope at a deep sky object or examines a piece of a 4-billion-year-old meteorite that found its way to Earth, he says he's exploring a mystery that spans both science and faith.
Priests find comfort that in studying the universe, they come closer to God
For Father Martinez, 52, studying the heavens and reading up on the latest astronomical discoveries gives meaning to his existence.
Pope: Patch up family feuds, forgive, let go of painful past
"I think about so many brothers and sisters who are estranged from their families; they don't speak to each other," he said during his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square Jan. 27.
Youths offer ‘a great witness to life’ at pro-life rallies, Masses
Despite the blizzard warnings in Washington Jan. 22, thousands of participants gathered for the annual Youth Rally and Mass for Life, sponsored by the Archdiocese of Washington at the Verizon Center.