From telescopes to heart stents and artificial muscles, origami has inspired all sorts of curiously innovative objects. Now a trio of Polish designers has won a major design competition for their proposal for an origami-inspired skyscraper that could be transported to a building site in folded form and then unfolded to its full height with help from a huge, built-in helium balloon.
The proposed tower might sound like something from the distant future, but it’s intended to address a problem of the here and now: providing shelter for people who have been displaced by earthquakes, hurricanes, and other disasters. The designers say the inflatable building, dubbed Skyshelter.zip, could be lowered into place by helicopter, moored to the ground, and then quickly erected. Read Article: https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/inflatable-skyscraper-could-save-lives-disaster-zones-ncna869566 Washington D.C., May 28, 2018 / 12:07 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Flying on Sunday and need a place for Mass? A recent study revealed that 40 percent of major US airports have chapels offering Sunday Mass times for travelers and airport employees.
Taking data from the 30 busiest airports in the U.S., the Pew Research Center identified airports offering Mass and other forms of Christian worship as well as Jewish and Muslim prayer services. The 2015 Pew study found that more than half of the largest hub airports in the U.S. contain chapels. Eighteen out of the 30 busiest hubs in the nation have chapels orientated towards some faith, and 14 of those have regular services. Four airports have irregular prayer services and offer rooms for mediation. Additionally, 12 airports offer Catholic Mass. Read Article: https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/flying-on-sunday-many-airport-chapels-offer-mass-60361 May 30th is the Feast Day for the military leader and Patron Saint of France, Joan of Arc. She had an amazing life, especially as a woman born in 1412. She led the French army to victory over the English at Orléans during the 100 Years War. Unfortunately, she was captured by the English and burnt at the stake by them and some French collaborators. Read more about her life by following the link below:
URL: https://www.biography.com/people/joan-of-arc-9354756 Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church in March 2013, becoming Pope Francis. He is the first pope from the Americas.
Who Is Pope Francis? Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on December 17, 1936, Jorge Mario Bergoglio became Pope Francis on March 13, 2013, when he was named the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church. Bergoglio, the first pope from the Americas, took his papal title after St. Francis of Assisi of Italy. Prior to his election as pope, Bergoglio served as archbishop of Buenos Aires from 1998 to 2013 (succeeding Antonio Quarracino), as cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church of Argentina from 2001 to 2013, and as president of the Bishops’ Conference of Argentina from 2005 to 2011. Named Person of the Year by Time magazine in 2013, Pope Francis has embarked on a tenure characterized by humility and outspoken support of the world’s poor and marginalized people, and has been involved actively in areas of political diplomacy and environmental advocacy. Read Article: https://www.biography.com/people/pope-francis-21152349 Amid the barbecuing, beach trips, blockbuster movie releases, and other unofficial-start-of-summer hoopla, it can be easy to forget what Memorial Day is actually all about. Observed on the last Monday of May, you’re probably aware that the holiday honors the men and women who have died while serving in the U.S. military. But how much do you actually know about the holiday and its origins?
Here, we’ve rounded up a few Memorial Day facts that you might not have known: 1. The observance, which began in the years following the Civil War, was originally known as Decoration Day.By the late 1860s, many Americans had begun hosting tributes to the war’s fallen soldiers by decorating their graves and with flowers and flags. It gradually came to be known as Memorial Day over the years. Read Entire Article: https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a6359/history-of-memorial-day/ The Vatican’s history as the seat of the Catholic Church began with the construction of a basilica over St. Peter’s grave in Rome in the 4th century A.D. The area developed into a popular pilgrimage site and commercial district, although it was abandoned following the move of the papal court to France in 1309. After the Church returned in 1377, famous landmarks such the Apostolic Palace, the Sistine Chapel and the new St. Peter’s Basilica were erected within the city limits. Vatican City was established in its current form as a sovereign nation with the singing of the Lateran Pacts in 1929.
Read Entire Article: https://www.history.com/topics/vatican-city The Vatican’s history as the seat of the Catholic Church began with the construction of a basilica over St. Peter’s grave in Rome in the 4th century A.D. The area developed into a popular pilgrimage site and commercial district, although it was abandoned following the move of the papal court to France in 1309. After the Church returned in 1377, famous landmarks such the Apostolic Palace, the Sistine Chapel and the new St. Peter’s Basilica were erected within the city limits. Vatican City was established in its current form as a sovereign nation with the singing of the Lateran Pacts in 1929.
Read Entire Article: https://www.history.com/topics/vatican-city How I came to speak CatholicTry to put into words why you’re Catholic, and you’ll find you’re speaking the mysterious language of saints and sinners.
By Brian Doyle Recently a friend asked me why I was Catholic. I mumbled the first few reasons that entered my head—the faith of my family, the enticing power of the story, and increasing belief as I age that divinity indeed infuses all thing, and that Christ, dead in the dust at age 33, was indeed distilled divinity. My friend was satisfied and moved the conversation along to other things, but I was not satisfied and so have continued to write down reasons that I am Catholic. Read Article: http://www.uscatholic.org/articles/201706/how-i-came-speak-catholic-31059 By Cindy Wooden
Catholic News Service ROME (CNS) — After months of study and discussion, the parishes of the Diocese of Rome have recognized “a general and healthy exhaustion” with doing the same things over and over, touching the lives of fewer and fewer people as time goes on, Pope Francis said. Changing the way parishes — and their priests and involved laity — operate will not be easy, the pope said, but members of the diocese must set out to follow the Lord more closely, deal with the reality in their neighborhoods and learn how to show everyone living within the parish boundaries that they are recognized and loved. Read Article: https://cnstopstories.com/2018/05/15/parishes-grow-only-when-people-are-welcomed-heard-pope-says/ By Laura Kelly Fanucci • Catholic News Service • Posted May 9, 2018
For mothers who have lost children. For children who have lost mothers. For women who long to be mothers. Read Article: http://catholicphilly.com/2018/05/commentaries/how-to-widen-our-hearts-on-mothers-day/ |
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