News
Pope: ‘Blessed Carlo Acutis a witness of Christ for younger
Following the beatification of Carlo Acutis on Saturday, Pope Francis invites young people to look to the late Italian teenager as a model of holiness. He also urges Catholics to…
Month: October 2020
Food
Vertical farms are overserved: Global food resilience needs a rebalancing act
In the last few years, Temasek supported German company Bayer’s buyout of Monsanto in 2018, funded Impossible Foods and Just Food, and reinvested as Impossible’s third largest investor in 2020....
News
Pope reiterates desire that women participate more in Church
Pope Francis on Sunday reiterates his prayer intention for the month of October, and expresses his desire that lay people may participate more in areas of responsibility in the Church.
Books
An Island book club, open to people of all faiths, about building a better world
Shelter Island Presbyterian Church. (Credit: Eleanor P. Labrozzi Photo) Tomorrow, Monday, the Better World Book Club will meet at 3 p.m. in Fellowship Hall of the SI Presbyterian Church. Sponsored...
America
Holy war: Republicans eager to focus Amy Coney Barrett hearings on religion
When Donald Trump’s latest supreme court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, arrives before the Senate judiciary committee for her confirmation hearings on Monday, Democrats will be out to raise an alarm...
News
Pope invites Countdown participants on a journey toward climate change – Vatican News
In his second TED talks appearance, Pope Francis participates through a video message to participants in “Countdown”, saying it is time to make planet changing choices.
Books
Lax reader returns library book 60 years late leaving staff stunned
… Read More Related Articles The book was welcomed back by bemused … our surprise this beautifully bound book was dropped into the returns … to return any overdue library books they might have,...
News
Vatican Museums: everything is connected #2 – Vatican News
"We exist only in relationships: with God the Creator, with our brothers and sisters as members of a common family, and with all of God’s creatures within our common home.…
Europe
We’ll move on from the EU vote but we are now stuck in our tribe. Welcome to Brexitland…
It seems as if the end is in sight. Four and a half years after voters chose it in a referendum, the process of taking Britain out of the European...
Europe
EU Open for Business 2020
In the health sector, business development is not just about innovation, but also saving lives. While research and development starts at a small scale, what does it take to bring...