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Shroud of Turin Scholars Gather in Peru


A second international conference is set to begin next week in Lima on the Shroud of Turin, the cloth believed to have enwrapped Christ in the tomb.

Ratzinger Students to Consider Vatican II


The Second Vatican Council and its implementation is the theme of this year's meeting of the "Ratzinger Schulerkreis," a group of the Pope's former students. Benedict XVI will participate in some of their discussions.

Archbishop warns WTO about ethical problems with biotechnology patents


Geneva, Switzerland, Jun 9, 2010 / 03:21 am (CNA).- The patenting of genetically modified life forms can be ethically "problematic" and could hurt poorer countries if poorly implemented, a Vatican representative has told the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Breakthrough: Vatican Council for Culture and NeoStem Advance Research on Adult Stem Cells


(25 May 10 - RV) NeoStem, Inc., an international biopharmaceutical company, and the Vatican's Pontifical Council for Culture today announced a joint initiative between their charitable organizations to expand research and raise awareness of adult stem cell therapies. NeoStem's Stem for Life Foundation, formed to create awareness about the promise of adult stem cells to treat disease, and the Pontifical Council's Foundation STOQ International (Science Theology and the Ontological Quest), will work to advance research on Adult Stem Cells, to explore their clinical applicability in the field of regenerative medicine, and the cultural relevance of such research especially with its impact on theological and ethical issues.

Catholic Theology Center to Open in Hamburg


VATICAN CITY, MAY 25, 2010 (Zenit.org).- The University of Hamburg is preparing to launch a new center of Catholic theology and the pedagogy of religion, reports the Vatican.

Vatican welcomes first synthetic cell - with reservations


News that US scientists have created the first synthetic cell, has been given a cautious welcome by the Vatican. Monsignor Rino Fisichella, director of the Pontifical Academy for Life, told an Italian television programme that if it was correctly used, it could be a positive development - but he affirmed: "only God can create life."

Scientists discover wooden structure believed to be Noah's Ark


Ankara, Turkey, Apr 28, 2010 / 01:05 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A Chinese-Turkish exploration team reported on Sunday that they have discovered a wooden structure on the top of Mt. Ararat in Turkey which they believe to be the biblical Noah's Ark.

Vatican supports adult stem-cell project; no financial contribution


VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Vatican is strongly supporting a new international project for adult stem-cell research but is not directly involved and has made no financial contribution to the initiative, a Vatican spokesman said.

Science and faith are not opposed, Pope Benedict teaches


Vatican City, Mar 24, 2010 / 10:34 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A "friendship" exists between science and faith, said the Holy Father during his catechesis on Wednesday morning in which he spoke of St. Albert the Great, "one of the greatest teachers of scholastic theology" and the patron of those who study natural sciences. He used the saint's example to urge young people to seek God's guidance for their "life project."

Pontiff: Bioethics Needs Natural Law


VATICAN CITY, FEB. 14, 2010 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI is affirming that bioethics, with all of the scientific developments it takes into account, needs the principles of natural law so as to uphold human dignity.

Vatican newspaper calls new stem cell source 'future of medicine'


Rome, Italy, Feb 3, 2010 / 07:22 pm (CNA).- The Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano republished an interview on Wednesday detailing current research on a new source of stem cells that is being called "the future of medicine."

Studying the heavens keeps Jesuit astronomer on the edge of his seat


WASHINGTON (CNS) -- You could say that for most of his life Jesuit Father George V. Coyne has taken up space. The retired director of the Vatican Observatory, Father Coyne has studied the wonders of outer space for more than 50 years.

Vatican, world's largest particle physics lab plan to collaborate


VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Vatican and the world's largest particle physics laboratory, CERN, plan an informal exchange of scientists. The Geneva-based laboratory would like to invite an astronomer from the Vatican Observatory to collaborate on studies concerning the origin of the universe, said Ugo Amaldi, a professor of medical physics and president of the TERA Foundation, which works closely with CERN in finding ways to apply atomic research in treating cancer.

The legacy of Galileo Galilei


ROME, DEC. 3, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Four hundred years after he invented the first telescope, Galileo Galilei's legacy lives on, continuing to influence how the world views science and how science views the world and, of course, the universe.

Pope notes limits of looking through a telescope


VATICAN CITY, DEC. 1, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Scientific success should not blind humanity to God, Benedict XVI said in a message marking an event for the Year of Astronomy.

Wikipedia's quest


ROME, DEC. 1, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Wikipedia aims to make information free, and the Church aims to proclaim the truth. Though their perspectives are different, there is room for cooperation.

Science proves adult stem cells more promising than embryonic, says Vatican official


Rome, Italy, Nov 22, 2009 / 06:05 pm (CNA).- The president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, Archbishop Rino Fisichella, said this week that the work by two scientists has shown adult stem cells to be much more promising for medical treatment than embryonic stem cells. The use of adult stem cells poses no ethical difficulties and has already contributed to advancing treatments for degenerative diseases such as Parkinson's.

Pontifical Academy of Sciences: Seminar on Astrobiology


VATICAN CITY, 10 NOV 2009 (VIS) - The conclusions of a study week on astrobiology, organised by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the Vatican Observatory, were presented this morning in the Holy See Press Office.

Vatican Considers Life on Other Planets


VATICAN CITY, NOV. 10, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Both scientists and believers posit that life is a "special outcome" in a "vast and mostly inhospitable universe," and to study this common understanding, the Vatican brought together an interdisciplinary group of scholars to work on and study astrobiology.

Today's Scientists Need Awe, Benedict XVI Says


VATICAN CITY, OCT. 30, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Modernity would benefit from the sense of awe that inspired the fathers of modern science, says Benedict XVI.

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