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Vatican Observatory hosting conference for meteorite care
- Sep 10, 2018
The Vatican Observatory is hosting the first-ever workshop for curators of meteorite collections Sept. 10-13 at its headquarters at the papal summer residence at Castel Gandolofo, south of Rome.
Prosecutor’s death penalty stance offends Vatican official
- Aug 21, 2018
A Vatican official has encouraged an Ohio prosecutor to go to confession after defying the Catholic Church’s new policy that the death penalty is never acceptable.
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.
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.
Study of the universe ‘an act of worship,’ Vatican astronomer says
- Mar 15, 2018
Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno, director of the Vatican Observatory, told a crowd at a Troy Catholic Church that “the study of the universe is an act of worship.”
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