Father of in-vitro fertilization awarded Nobel Prize | Buzz builds around new unofficial “saint of abuse victims” | Doing well by doing good | Did you hear the news about heart disease?
Faithfulness even in the face of scorn and suffering is a theme running through today’s readings. Fidelity to the principle of human dignity is what the Catholic Church says is behind its objection to in-vitro fertilization (IVF).The committee awarding Nobel Prizes sees things differently. The 2010 Nobel Prize in medicine will go to Robert Edwards of the University of Cambridge, ...
The psalmist this Sunday praises the Lord for having done “wondrous deeds.” Many saints have been lauded for remarkable deeds as well, but few if any are known to have exposed clerical sex abuse—until this week.
When Naaman is healed of leprosy in this Sunday’s first reading, he offers Elisha a gift in return, which Elisha refuses. Government and charitable handouts to the poor have come into increasing disfavor among a group of development specialists and wealthy philanthropists who prefer using good old-fashioned capitalism to address poverty.
Jesus is able to cure a group of long-suffering lepers of their disease in this Sunday’s gospel. A new survey suggests that suffering the effects of a noisy workplace for a long time can double the chances of developing serious heart disease. The cure could be as simple as a good pair of earplugs or a protective headset.
“Christianity is, of course, part of Germany. Judaism is, of course, part of Germany. This is our Judeo-Christian history. But, now, Islam is also part of Germany,”
According to a new poll from the Public Religion Research Institute, 81 percent of Tea Party movement members identify themselves as Christian, and 47 percent say they are part of the conservative Christian movement. But only 11 percent of the overall population identifies with the Tea Party, which is only half the percentage of all those who call themselves conservative Christians.