By Gina Christian OSV News Many things are named in honor of popes, including shrines, schools and other structures. The convention has taken to the heavens — literally. The Vatican Observatory announced in an April 29 press release that an asteroid has been named in honor of Pope Leo XIII, who formally reestablished the observatory […]
Vatican astrophysicist: Universe is ‘something that speaks to you’
By Gina Christian OSV News PHOENIX — The Vatican Observatory attests that “science is not against God” — and the nexus of science and spirituality invites humankind to contemplate the Lord’s wondrous works, said a Jesuit astrophysicist. Father Pavel Gabor, vice director of the Vatican Observatory Research Group in Tucson, Arizona, shared his insights in […]