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- While space tourism needs regulations, a Vatican astronomer is ready to go
  
  With private companies planning to expand their offerings in orbital and suborbital space tourism and more and more civilians already shooting into space, one Jesuit astronomer said if he were ever...
- World’s oldest cardinal, biblical scholar Cardinal Vanhoye, dies at 98
  
  French Cardinal Albert Vanhoye, a well-known New Testament scholar and the world's oldest cardinal, died in Rome July 29, just five days after celebrating his 98th birthday.
- Infamous femme fatale of Vatileaks back in the spotlight for Becciu trial
  
  Earlier this week what is probably the Vatican’s highest stakes trial yet began, featuring the reappearance of Francesca Immaculata Chaouqui, who figured prominently in the 2015-2016 "Vatileaks 2...
National Catholic Register
- Introduction to Christology 101 — 3 Things You Should Read to Know Christ Better
  
  Quentin Matsys, “Christ,” ca. 1529 No real study of Christology can afford to be without three basic texts.
- Catholic Charities in Texas Criticizes State Order Restricting Immigration Work
  
  A volunteer at a Catholic Charities Humanitarian Respite Center gives a Central American refugee girl a bowl of soup. Sister Norma Pimentel, executive director of Catholic Charities Rio...
- Life Lessons From Simone Biles: Throw Stones or Give Thanks?
  
  MARTIN BUREAU Gymnast Simone Biles prepares to compete in the floor event of the artistic gymnastic women's qualification during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on July 25. Biles withdrew from...
Catholic News Service
- Nearly a year after Beirut blast: ‘We are bleeding, help is needed’
  
  BEIRUT (CNS) — Nearly a year after the blast at the Beirut port, the memory...
- Priest-poet cites hospitality as key to address social tension
  
  Jesuit Father Joseph Brown wields a lot of influence in a creative medium he regards...
- Love on pilgrimage: The poetry of Angela Alaimo O’Donnell
  
  In the introduction to her book “Andalusian Hours: Poems from the Porch of Flannery O’Connor”...
Life Teen Blog
- Into the Light: Making the Summer Count
  
  I believe we need spiritual safety glasses for our lives and ministries this summer. As things continue to open up and return to varying degrees of normalcy, many of us will be wrestling with the...
- Helping Teens Through Heartbreak
  
  This is the reality of the world. Teenagers are experiencing things way earlier than previous generations. Most teenagers will experience some romantic heartbreak in High School. So how do we help...
- The Family – The Building Block of Society & Hope of the World
  
  Because the family is the basic cell of society, and because we are called to be in relationship with one another, each Christian has the right and duty to participate in society, be an active member...