Artemis II, Carroll Wiseman and the Catholic Connection
A touching tribute aboard the historic Artemis II mission echoes a centuries-old Catholic tradition.
Results from Tag: 'astronomy'
At Vatican Camp, Young Astronomers Find Science and Faith Go Hand in Hand
The veteran Vatican astronomer, born in Detroit, recalled that Pope John Paul II once described faith and reason 'as the two wings that lift us toward the truth.'
Against Cosmic Melancholia
COMMENTARY: The intelligence and imagination that created Voyager 1, and that has kept us in contact with our ‘most distant emissary,’ testify to the spiritual nature of human beings.
Total Solar Eclipse Through a Lens of Faith
An invitation to experience the majesty and awe of the eclipse as something guided by God’s hand ...
Come to Indiana to Watch the Total Eclipse of the Sun in 2024
‘The heavens declare the glory of God,’ says Psalm 19, ‘and the firmament proclaims the works of his hands’
Pope Francis to Young Astronomers: Keep Love and Wonder Alive
The Pontiff drew inspiration from Psalm 8 in letter to students and faculty of the Vatican Observatory Summer School.
Newly Discovered Asteroids Named After Jesuits — and a Pope
The Vatican Observatory announced this week the naming of four newly discovered asteroids after notable Catholics, including Pope Gregory XIII, who began the tradition of papal astronomers and observatories.
The Catholic Church Is the Mother of Modern Science
In civilization after civilization, science has been ‘stillborn’ — but in Christendom, science has flourished and has brought achievements like the James Webb Space Telescope.
What Does Sunday Night’s Celestial Event Have to Do With Church History?
When you look at Jupiter and its moons, think of the role that those dots of light have played in Church history
