Pontifical Academy for Sciences Archives

Social justice must be founded on care for others, pope tells judges

Dec 1, 2020

Guaranteeing justice for all men and women is not possible while a few people control most of the world’s wealth and everyone else’s right to a dignified life is disregarded, Pope Francis said.

By Junno Arocho Esteves

Pope: Pandemic revealed world’s false securities, lack of cooperation

Oct 7, 2020

In facing the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, the efforts of the scientific community can serve as an example for the world on the importance of working together for the common good, Pope Francis said.

By Junno Arocho Esteves

Papal economist says EU must do more to help members during pandemic

Apr 15, 2020

A top Vatican adviser on economic and social issues has challenged the effectiveness of the European Union over its handling of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, calling not for the dissolution of the European Union, but a stronger body that has the power to force member states to offer mutual support in times of crisis.

By Elise Ann Allen

Amazon governors, meeting after synod, support ‘green economy’

Oct 29, 2019

Governors from eight Amazonian states in Brazil and Peru meeting at the Vatican agreed that the Amazon is threatened and called for a “green economy” that would allow people to generate income without destroying the forest.

By Barbara Fraser

Pope names Nobel-winning U.S. chemical engineer to papal think tank

Oct 25, 2019

Pope Francis appointed Frances H. Arnold, a Nobel-winning chemical engineer from the United States, to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences.

By Catholic News Service

Vatican’s “Ironic Employment Division” strikes again

Aug 31, 2019

Perhaps Monsignor Dario Edoardo Viganò’s first PR project at the Pontifical Academies for Science and for Social Sciences could be to explain what in the world he’s doing there in the first place.

By John L. Allen Jr.

Pope taps ex-communications czar who quit amid scandal for new PR role

Aug 31, 2019

In what appears to be a new position, Monsignor Dario Viganò, the disgraced former head of Vatican communications, on Saturday was named “vice chancellor” of the Pontifical Academies for Sciences and Social Sciences, holding specific responsibility over communications.

By Elise Harris

‘Startling’ inaction on climate change must end, pope says

May 28, 2019

If the world is to win the fight against climate change, its leaders must stop profiting from fossil fuels that threaten the survival and well-being of the planet and its inhabitants, Pope Francis said.

By Junno Arocho Esteves