The Patroness of the Sciences and Healing Arts

She acts again; "the Catholic Church threw its support and resources behind the study of intestinal adult stem cells by a group of experts led by the University of Maryland School of Medicine" — Vatican to Finance Adult Stem Cell Research. "I want to stress that it doesn't involve embryonic stem cells, where one helps oneself and then throws the embryo away and kills a human life," said Cardinal Renato Martino.