Pope says fighting clerical abuse fosters deeper respect for life
- Aug 6, 2020
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Vatican astronomer becomes 11th Jesuit to have an asteroid named for him
- Jun 23, 2020
Father Chris Corbally, a stellar astronomer at the Vatican Observatory, has had his name attached to a rocky body in the asteroid belt that orbits the sun in slightly less than four years.
50 years on, moon landing still generates a wistful sense of wonderment
- Jul 6, 2019
Astronauts and astronomers discuss their emotions about their work 50 years after the first moon landing.
Jesuit astronomer works to unravel the mysteries of galactic evolution
- May 19, 2019
Jesuit Father Richard D’Souza is an up and coming astronomer who will work at the Vatican Observatory.
Open skies: Vatican Observatory preparing public stargazing tour
- Oct 4, 2018
When people ask why the Vatican has an observatory, one Jesuit priest says it’s because it cannot afford a particle accelerator.
Scientists, believers should admit how little they know, pope says
- Jun 16, 2018
Scientists and people of faith always must admit they don’t know everything, and they must never be afraid to explore and discover more, Pope Francis told astronomy students and experts.
Vatican astronomer says studying cosmos is ‘worship’
- Apr 17, 2018
Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno is the Director of the Vatican Observatory, and spoke to Crux about the relationship between religion and science.
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