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  • Life on Venus? Proof God is bigger than we think, Vatican astronomer says

    Life on Venus? Proof God is bigger than we think, Vatican astronomer says

    • Sep 17, 2020

    The Vatican’s top man on all things outer space has cautioned against getting too speculative about recent findings from a group of astronomers suggesting there could be life on Venus, but said that if anything living does exist on the planet, it doesn’t change the calculus in terms of God’s relationship with humanity.

    By Elise Ann Allen
  • Father George Coyne, astronomer, promoter of science-theology dialogue, dies

    Father George Coyne, astronomer, promoter of science-theology dialogue, dies

    • Feb 13, 2020

    Jesuit Father George V. Coyne, who led the Vatican Observatory as its director for 28 years, got his start in the field of astronomy as a young student in formation for the priesthood by secretly studying under his blanket, flashlight in hand.

    By Dennis Sadowski
  • Pope’s astronomer says moon landing milestone offers lesson in hope

    Pope’s astronomer says moon landing milestone offers lesson in hope

    • Jul 18, 2019

    For Brother Guy Consolmagno, director of the Vatican Observatory, the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 landing on the moon is a reminder of how much can be accomplished when humanity pools its creativity and determination toward a common cause.

    By Elise Harris
  • 50 years on, moon landing still generates a wistful sense of wonderment

    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.

    By Dennis Sadowski
  • Jesuit astronomer works to unravel the mysteries of galactic evolution

    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.

    By Dennis Sadowski
  • Vatican astronomer says space the new terrestrial frontier

    Vatican astronomer says space the new terrestrial frontier

    • Nov 15, 2018

    Brother Guy Consolmagno, the Jesuit research astronomer who runs the Vatican’s observatory, said that global interest in outer space is increasing at astronomical proportions, meaning there must be a clearer set of rules outlining peaceful space conduct.

    By Elise Harris
  • New space age requires cooperation, pope’s astronomer says

    New space age requires cooperation, pope’s astronomer says

    • Jun 28, 2018

    Jesuit brother Guy Consolmagno, planetary scientist and director of the Vatican observatory since 2015, says that a new “space rush” is encouraging but also poses ethical challenges.

    By Claire Giangravè
  • Out of this world: Vatican’s care for creation includes final frontier

    Out of this world: Vatican’s care for creation includes final frontier

    • Jun 20, 2018

    No periphery is far enough away to escape a pope’s purview. Not even outer space.

    By Carol Glatz
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