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		<title>Paved with Good Intentions: Ethical Concerns of Scientific Advancements</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Scott]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2025 04:54:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="420" height="392" src="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Ethical-Concerns-of-Scientific-Advancements-420x392.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Ethical Concerns of Scientific Advancements" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Ethical-Concerns-of-Scientific-Advancements-420x392.jpg 420w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Ethical-Concerns-of-Scientific-Advancements-744x694.jpg 744w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Ethical-Concerns-of-Scientific-Advancements-768x716.jpg 768w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Ethical-Concerns-of-Scientific-Advancements-720x671.jpg 720w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Ethical-Concerns-of-Scientific-Advancements-520x485.jpg 520w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Ethical-Concerns-of-Scientific-Advancements-320x298.jpg 320w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Ethical-Concerns-of-Scientific-Advancements.jpg 858w" sizes="(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px" />By Jason Scott &#8211; Japanese researchers at Mie University have unveiled a stunning breakthrough, eliminating the extra chromosome responsible for Down [&#8230;]
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		<title>AI: Pope expresses concern over &#8216;technocratic&#8217; future</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2024 08:30:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="420" height="468" src="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/POPE-G7-AI-1-420x468.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/POPE-G7-AI-1-420x468.jpg 420w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/POPE-G7-AI-1-520x579.jpg 520w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/POPE-G7-AI-1-320x357.jpg 320w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/POPE-G7-AI-1.jpg 718w" sizes="(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px" />By Justin McLellan, CNS &#8211; When Pope Francis became the first leader of the Catholic Church to address a Group [&#8230;]
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		<title>Pope: Science that serves humanity is in harmony with faith</title>
		<link>https://www.scross.co.za/2024/06/pope-science-that-serves-humanity-is-in-harmony-with-faith/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[CNS]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2024 14:45:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="420" height="280" src="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/POPE-COSMOLOGISTS-LAMAITRE-420x280.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/POPE-COSMOLOGISTS-LAMAITRE-420x280.jpg 420w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/POPE-COSMOLOGISTS-LAMAITRE-744x496.jpg 744w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/POPE-COSMOLOGISTS-LAMAITRE-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/POPE-COSMOLOGISTS-LAMAITRE-720x480.jpg 720w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/POPE-COSMOLOGISTS-LAMAITRE-520x347.jpg 520w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/POPE-COSMOLOGISTS-LAMAITRE-320x213.jpg 320w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/POPE-COSMOLOGISTS-LAMAITRE.jpg 1000w" sizes="(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px" />By Carol Glatz, CNS &#8211; Faith and science can go hand in hand as long as science is put at [&#8230;]
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		<title>Pope&#8217;s message of hope launched into space to orbit Earth</title>
		<link>https://www.scross.co.za/2023/06/popes-message-of-hope-launched-into-space-to-orbit-earth/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[CNS]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2023 04:48:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Carol Glatz, CNS &#8211; Pope Francis&#8217; message of hope for humanity encased in a small satellite blasted off into [&#8230;]
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		<title>Pope to Scientists: Work for Peace, Protect the Planet</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[CNS]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2022 03:29:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Cindy Wooden &#8211; The Catholic Church &#8220;embraces and encourages a passion for scientific research as an expression of love [&#8230;]
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		<title>Vatican Astronomers are Part of Two New Discoveries in Outer Space</title>
		<link>https://www.scross.co.za/2022/02/vatican-astronomers-are-part-of-two-new-discoveries-in-outer-space/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[CNS]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2022 05:59:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Carol Glatz &#8211; Two Jesuit astronomers from the Vatican Observatory were part of recent discoveries: one finding a new member [&#8230;]
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		<title>Jesuit Astronomer: It takes a Lot of Faith to do Science</title>
		<link>https://www.scross.co.za/2021/10/jesuit-astronomer-it-takes-a-lot-of-faith-to-do-science/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[CNS]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2021 18:03:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Carol Glatz &#8211; According to a self-described &#8220;fanatic&#8221; about science and &#8220;a bit of a nerd&#8221; for the Catholic [&#8230;]
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		<title>Pope: When faith, science work together, people come closer to truth</title>
		<link>https://www.scross.co.za/2021/07/pope-when-faith-science-work-together-people-come-closer-to-truth/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[CNS]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2021 03:15:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[When scientists share their data and dialogue with experts in other fields, including religion, they contribute to the search for [&#8230;]
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		<title>Society of Catholic Scientists prepares for conference on non-human intelligence </title>
		<link>https://www.scross.co.za/2021/04/society-of-catholic-scientists-prepares-for-conference-on-non-human-intelligence/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[CNA]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2021 11:14:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Society of Catholic Scientists (SCS) will hold its 2021 conference in Washington D.C. on the subject of non-human intelligence.  [&#8230;]
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