Pope Leo XIII’s Legacy Reaches Space With Asteroid Named in His Honor
The Vatican Observatory has named four asteroids after key figures in its history, including the Pope who refounded the observatory in 1891.
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Artemis II Astronaut ‘Broke Down in Tears’ After Seeing Cross on Chaplain’s Collar
After splashdown, Reid Wiseman asked to see the ship’s chaplain — and broke down at the sight of the cross.
Artemis II, Carroll Wiseman and the Catholic Connection
A touching tribute aboard the historic Artemis II mission echoes a centuries-old Catholic tradition.
A Time to Look to the Heavens
EDITORIAL: The awe-inspiring Artemis II moon mission comes at a providential time for humanity.
A Mission of the Heart: Artemis II Crew Honors Faith, Family, and a Life Lost
The lunar-flyby mission has captured global attention not only for its technical ambition but also for its human moments. Among them, a moving Easter message and honoring the late wife of a crew member.
Returning to the Moon, Returning to God
COMMENTARY: NASA’s Artemis program reignites enthusiasm for space exploration and faith.
Artemis II Moon Mission ‘a Great Development,’ Vatican Observatory Director Says
EWTN News speaks with Jesuit Father Richard A. D’Souza, director of the Vatican Observatory since September 2025.
The Catholic Faith Is Not Alien to the Universe
COMMENTARY: The truth is, Catholics aren’t the enemy of science. If anything, we are, and for centuries have been, its biggest advocates.
Faith, Flying and Outer Space: America’s First Black Astronaut Has Only Gratitude at 90 Years Young
The road not taken so long ago — not the space trip — gives him pause.
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.
