By Kevin J. Jones OSV News Catholic Polytechnic University, a new Catholic university focused on STEM education and research, aims to enroll its first class of students this fall. The Los Angeles-area university seeks to provide students a unique “deeply Catholic” postsecondary education that excels in science and technology. “What we’re building is like […]
Webb telescope images feed the mind and spirit, Jesuit astronomer says
By Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The Jesuits at the Vatican Observatory were wowed like most people by the beauty of the photos from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, but the director said they also are excited by the scientific information the telescope will reveal. “Such images are a necessary food for the human […]
How Jesuit spirituality inspires, gives rise to great scientists
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Hundreds of notable scientists have been Catholic — lay, religious and priests, according to lists compiled on Wikipedia. And of all the Catholic clergy who have made significant contributions to the world of science, more than half of them have been Jesuits. There seems to be […]
Are we alone in the universe? It’s a question both scientists and theologians are exploring
By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service CLEVELAND — Are humans alone or are we one rational species among many in the universe? It’s a question both scientists and theologians are exploring. And it is scientific discoveries that are energizing the queries not just about the possibility of rational, or intelligent, life, but also about God’s […]