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Inventors of CRISPR gene editing appointed to Pontifical Academy of Sciences

August 12, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Jennifer Doudna, a co-inventor of CRISPR gene editing, who was appointed a member of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences Aug. 11, 2021. Credit: Christopher Michel via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Vatican City, Aug 12, 2021 / 11:19 am (CNA).
Pope Fra… […]

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Pope Francis meets actor who plays Jesus in ‘The Chosen’

August 11, 2021 Catholic News Agency 2

Jonathan Roumie portrays Jesus in the series "The Chosen" / "The Chosen"

Rome Newsroom, Aug 11, 2021 / 13:01 pm (CNA).
The actor who plays Jesus in the internet series “The Chosen” met Pope Francis on Wednesday, fulfilling a … […]

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Pope Francis speaks on phone at end of general audience

August 11, 2021 Catholic News Agency 4

Pope Francis spoke on the phone at the end of his general audience Aug. 11, 2021. / Daniel Ibanez/CNA.

Vatican City, Aug 11, 2021 / 04:15 am (CNA).
Pope Francis made an unknown phone call at the end of his weekly general audience on Wednesday.A … […]

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Pope Francis saddened by murder of French priest Fr. Olivier Maire

August 11, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

Pope Francis makes the sign of the cross during his general audience on Aug. 11, 2021. / Daniel Ibanez/CNA.

Vatican City, Aug 11, 2021 / 03:08 am (CNA).
Pope Francis said on Wednesday he is sorrowful at the news of the Aug. 9 murder of French pr… […]

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Cardinal Eduardo Martínez Somalo, retired camerlengo, dies at 94

August 10, 2021 Catholic News Agency 2

Cardinal Eduardo Martinez Somalo died Aug. 10 in Rome at the age of 94. / press.vatican.va

Vatican City, Aug 10, 2021 / 08:15 am (CNA).
Cardinal Eduardo Martínez Somalo, a former camerlengo of the Catholic Church, has died at his home in Rome.Th… […]

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Cardinal Zen: Traditional Latin Mass should continue, though some critics hope it will ‘disappear’

August 10, 2021 Catholic News Agency 2

Cardinal Joseph Zen / Official photo

Rome Newsroom, Aug 10, 2021 / 06:59 am (CNA).
Cardinal Joseph Zen said Monday he thinks Traditionis custodes may not have a disastrous effect on the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass, even if he doubt… […]

The Dispatch

Report: Envelope with three bullets addressed to Pope Francis intercepted

August 9, 2021 Catholic News Agency 6

Pope Francis delivers his Angelus address at the Vatican, Aug. 8, 2021. / Vatican Media.

Rome Newsroom, Aug 9, 2021 / 07:00 am (CNA).
An envelope addressed to Pope Francis and containing three bullets was intercepted in Milan late on Sunday nigh… […]

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Pope Francis: Jesus’ Bread of Life discourse renews ‘our amazement for the gift of the Eucharist’

August 8, 2021 Catholic News Agency 4

Pope Francis waves during his Angelus address at the Vatican, Aug. 8, 2021. / Vatican Media.

Vatican City, Aug 8, 2021 / 05:05 am (CNA).
Pope Francis said on Sunday that Jesus’ declaration that he is the “Bread of Life” renews “our amazement for… […]

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Vatican: Swarms of ‘kamikaze’ mini-drones pose threat to civilians

August 6, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

The Uavtek Nano Drone bug used by the British Army. / Uavtek via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Geneva, Switzerland, Aug 6, 2021 / 12:00 pm (CNA).
The Vatican said this week that the potential use of “swarms of ‘kamikaze’ mini-drones” could pose a th… […]

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Vatican announces launch of Catholic ‘global compact’ on the family

August 6, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

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Vatican City, Aug 6, 2021 / 08:10 am (CNA).
The Vatican is launching a research project on the family to be carried out by Catholic universities around the world.The results of the project, called the Catholic Global Compact on the Famil… […]

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