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Local professor receives grant for project on science and homiletics

Capuchin Father Edward Foley is not a scientist by education or training. On the contrary, he nearly didn’t make it through the one college-level math class he had to take. But he is possessed of a natural curiosity about the world and a dedication to preaching in a way that is both interesting and accessible.

Church has long history of supporting science

When friends and colleagues find out I work with the Vatican Observatory, their first reaction is often surprise that the Catholic Church supports a scientific research institute, particularly one that studies astronomy. After all, the Catholic Church put Galileo on trial for heresy.

Catholic scientists hold first-ever conference in Chicago

"Origins," the first conference of the Society of Catholic Scientists, gave its more than 100 participants the opportunity to learn about everything from the birth of stars to the beginnings of human language and to reflect on how their faith and work inform each other.

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