The Bible is a love letter from God to humanity, not the final thoughts of scientific progress. It was written at specific moments that reflect our understanding at those times. These "freeze-frames" of understanding are not unique to the...
Are Catholics more accepting of science than adherents of other religious groups?
Yes, an in-depth 2017 survey (1,927 respondents, including 1,010 Catholics) indicated.
However -- and it's a big "however" -- it's not an overwhelming difference. Catholics can be just as...
When friends and colleagues find out I work with the Vatican Observatory, their first reaction is often surprise that the Catholic Church supports a scientific research institute, particularly one that studies astronomy. After all, the Catholic Church put Galileo...
Science and religion are not seen by the church as opposing forces, but distinct and valuable approaches to understanding the universe and our place in it.
An in-depth 2017 survey from the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at...
SYDNEY -- Exactly 10 years to the day -- July 18, 2018 -- Ricky Peterson of Kansas City, Kansas, knelt once more at the tomb of St. Mary MacKillop in suburban North Sydney, Australia, this time with a prayer...
I was bustling around the house when the phone rang.
Morning multitasking consumed me: making the bed, grinding coffee beans, getting dressed for a doctor's appointment, dashing out to the curb with the trash before the garbage trucks trundled down...
By TONY MAGLIANO
On July 25, 1968 – in the midst of the “sexual revolution” which aggressively promoted premarital sex, pornography, homosexual activity and artificial contraception – Pope Paul VI with the courage of a prophet gave the Catholic Church...
PHILADELPHIA (CNS) -- The remains of St. Katharine Drexel, founder of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, will be transferred from the crypt under the chapel of St. Elizabeth Convent, the congregation's Bensalem motherhouse, in the coming weeks to...
HANOI, Vietnam -- A prominent Catholic blogger and activist ended a two-week hunger strike in a Vietnamese prison after she met with visiting U.S. diplomats, local bloggers reported.
Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh, 39, stopped her strike after the visit July...
BRANDYWINE HUNDRED — St. Mary Magdalen’s library is undergoing a makeover this summer that will transform it into a modern learning space while reaching into the school’s past to honor a longtime advocate for education.
The Barbara Wanner Learning Commons...