Articles on this issue "astronomy"
Benedict XVI's visit with the astronauts at the International Space Station was a unique event indeed: Not only was the Bishop of Rome connected with space, but it was the Pope who asked the …
read moreBenedict XVI held an historic teleconference over the weekend with the crew of the International Space Station, during which he asked five questions, praised the astronauts for their courage …
read moreHere is the Vatican transcription of the 20-minute teleconference that took place Saturday between Benedict XVI and the crew aboard the International Space Station, on the occasion of the last …
read moreBoth scientists and believers posit that life is a "special outcome" in a "vast and mostly inhospitable universe," and to study this common understanding, the Vatican brought together an …
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read moreHere is the address Benedict XVI gave today when he addressed a group celebrating the International Year of Astronomy with a two-day congress. The International Year of Astronomy was convoked …
read moreBenedict XVI spent a leisurely hour with the Jesuit scientists who staff the Vatican Observatory, giving his papal blessing to their new headquarters, which the director says symbolize the …
read moreA renovated convent in Albano, Italy, is the new home of the Vatican Observatory -- a change that will give the Jesuits who work there better living and working space, and better accommodate …
read moreThe Vatican is not going to be left behind in celebrating the 2009 International Year of Astronomy as it will be offering a Christian orientation to the science-faith debate, says a Vatican …
read moreAstronomers from around the world met in the Vatican Observatory to view Venus' transit across the face of the sun, an event that last occurred in the 19th century. The observatory at the …
read moreMore than half the students who will participate this year in a summer school organized by the Vatican Observatory will do so thanks to scholarships offered by the Holy See. The 9th Vatican …
read moreAstrologers and fortunetellers seem as popular as ever, despite their unscientific nature. That they feed on a deep-seated need in people to divine the future, seems axiomatic. The recent …
read moreScientific studies on the possibility of intelligent life on other planets is not against the Christian faith, says the director of the Vatican Astronomic Observatory. Speaking in his own …
read moreHere is John Paul IIs message to participants at the eighth Vatican Observatory School in Astrophysics and to benefactors of the observatory. * * * To the Participants in the Eighth Vatican …
read moreThe Vatican Observatory of Astronomy and Astrophysics this summer will offer a unique opportunity for formation to young students of astrophysics. The eighth Vatican Observatory Summer School …
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