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Vatican City, May 11, 2016 / 04:51 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- 3-D printing of human tissue. Organ transplant therapy for cancer victims that reduces fatalities by 75 percent.These developments are on the cutting edge of what adult stem cells can do for the medical field. And standing alongside them is the Catholic Church, which promotes ethical forms of research that have yielded the most promising results.A recent Vatican conference focused specifically on ethical forms of stem cell research drew companies and leading experts to discuss the future of the rapidly developing field.“For the Church to be working with those who are finding exciting new cures and new therapies is a very natural thing to do,” Archbishop Paul Tighe told CNA.The Ireland-born archbishop, who serves as adjunct secretary of the Pontifical Council for Culture, told CNA that the Catholic Church’s concern for the good of human beings means the Church has to be involved in the discussion.Catholics have...
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- The dueling lawsuits over North Carolina's law on bathroom use by transgender people have landed in the hands of three federal judges appointed by Republican presidents, with both sides trying to maneuver into the most favorable courtroom possible....
NEW YORK (AP) -- While Elton John and Katy Perry have hit the stage for Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton, and supporters of opponent Bernie Sanders include Bonnie Raitt and Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's Rolodex of musicians-slash-friends is short. Really short....
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- If Prince was seeking help for a problem with prescription drugs, it would make sense for him to turn to a California addiction specialist known for new ideas on treatment. Less clear is why he sought care from a local family care physician with an unassuming resume who met with Prince twice in the weeks before his death and prescribed him unknown medications....
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shifting swiftly to the general election, Donald Trump says he's narrowed his list of potential running mates to "five or six" people and doesn't want to accept taxpayer money to finance a fall campaign against likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Donald Trump told The Associated Press this week "there's nothing to learn" from all those income tax returns he won't release until an ongoing audit wraps up....
(Vatican Radio) Religious liberty – what it means, who has it, and where it begins and ends – is fast becoming the central focus of a broad public rethinking of the role of religion in public life in Western societies, and indeed anywhere the influence of the Western civilizational project has been felt.The Undersecretary of the Congregation for Catholic Education, Fr. Friedrich Bechina, FSO, recently delivered remarks at the official opening of the Benedict XVI Centre for Religion and Society at St. Mary’s University Twickenham, London, in which he argued that Catholic institutions of higher learning are privileged loci of that sometimes contentious public conversation, and are uniquely placed to prove the indispensable role religion has in society, precisely by playing it according to the peculiar identity and mission of the Catholic university.Click below to hear Vatican Radio's extended conversation with Fr. Friedrich Bechina, FSO, Undersecretary of the C...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Alex Hofford, EPABy Simone OrendainMANILA,Philippines (CNS) -- President-elect Rodrigo Duterte's win in May 9 nationalelections was "a strong reminder that people want change," said Father AntonPascual, president of Radio Veritas, the country's largest Catholic radionetwork.FatherPascual told Catholic News Service May 11 that he had "high hopes" Dutertewould crack down on corruption, criminality, "uncheckedterrorism" and drug pushing, and he suggested he start with a "big fish"corrupt official to set an example.Dutertehas a charism for identifying "with people's needs and aspirations. Heverbalizes the language and longings of the people to cleanse society or reducesubstantially the social ills," Father Pascual said.Filipinos voted for 18,000 offices, frompresident to local neighborhood councilors. SomeCatholic leaders were reserved about Duterte, the Davao City major known fortough talk. Throughoutthe campaign, Duterte said he would rid the country of criminals with...
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) -- Movie theaters across the U.S. could be forced to adopt costly security measures - and ticket prices could rise significantly - if a jury finds a Colorado theater at fault in the 2012 shooting rampage that left 12 people dead, industry experts say....
NEW YORK (AP) -- Down a shot of tequila at The Blind Burro and the second round may cost you more. Or less. It all depends on what everyone else is drinking....
