The Vatican has signed an agreement with Japan for the translation of antique documents charting the arrival of Christianity to the eastern nation. The Marega Papers, pictured in the hands of Monsignor Cesare Pasini, head of the Vatican Apostolic Library, area series of some 10,000 records laid down on fragile rice paper, date from 1719…

Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered the submerged remains of what may be a significant Byzantine church. Researchers at Lake Iznik in Bursa province are turning to experts in Byzantine history in an attempt to confirm that the remains are those of St Peter’s church, a building repeatedly referred to in ancient texts but whose physical…

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A leading biotechnologist in Ireland has offered a cautious welcome for the newly opened stem cell manufacturing centre at NUI Galway. Responding to news that the Centre for Cell Manufacturing Ireland (CCMI) had received its approval from the Irish Medicines Board to commence production of adult stem cells for research purposes, Professor Martin Clynes of…

The mother of a young Irishman who became the person with Down Syndrome to intern with Vatican Radio has urged other parents to “reach for the stars” after her son’s experience. Speaking to The Irish Catholic after her son, Michael, ended a successful placement with the Vatican’s media network, May Gannon said “we never, as…

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