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A Carlo Acutis mosaic in Chicago, a scooter-riding catechist in Singapore and more in this weekly roundup.

(OSV News) — Dr. Naomi Whittaker was in the middle of her OB-GYN rotation when she realized that she no longer wanted to practice in women’s health. She was done watching …

Many are actually unaware of the Vatican Observatory’s existence, even though it’s one of the oldest astronomical institutes in the world.

The pope spoke to dozens of young astronomy students and scholars who were taking part in a monthlong summer school sponsored by the Vatican Observatory.

(OSV News) — The Catholic University of America in Washington recently launched a new program that seeks to foster dialogue between academia, religion and the tech industry through hosting events, …

(OSV News) — They’re among the tiniest of God’s creatures — fruit flies. While many think of them as a particularly pesky annoyance, for David Ronderos — a biology professor …

It’s the feast of St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, a.k.a. St. Edith Stein, and today I learned she’s co-patroness of Europe with St. Bridget of Sweden and St. Catherine …

(OSV News) — People often avoid talking about the quintessential hot topics — evolution, gender and artificial intelligence, to name a few. But not Bishop Robert E. Barron and his …

(OSV News) — Since beginning their journeys mid-May, pilgrims on the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage have braved excessive heat, thunderstorms and wind — all of it closely monitored by a meteorologist …

(OSV News) — When the International Society for Stem Cell Research recently held its annual meeting in Boston, the more than 4,000 assembled scientists from 75 countries were promised “the …