The four nuns spent up to 11 years researching 481,215 celestial bodies for the Vatican Observatory. Read more
Chris Graney, an astronomer and historian of science at the Vatican Observatory, was recently given the 2021 Nelson H. Minnich... Read more
The Vatican Observatory announced last week a new mathematical model — drafted by two Catholic priests — for describing how... Read more
The pope was addressing an international meeting of scientists. Read more
Two members of Congress this week criticized new guidance by a leading scientific organization removing prohibitions on research of human... Read more
The “Great Conjunction” of Jupiter and Saturn taking place this month -- dubbed the “Christmas Star” -- is a pretty... Read more
Pope Francis appointed a literacy expert at the University of California, Los Angeles, to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences Monday. Read more
Pope Francis sent a video message to the TED Countdown summit on climate change Saturday explaining how a more “integral... Read more
Pope Francis appointed the director-general of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) Tuesday to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences. Read more
Somewhere between Mars and Jupiter there is a hunk of rock that now bears the name of a living English... Read more
Health researchers need alternatives to using fetal tissue, Department of Health and Human Services leaders have said after several years... Read more
Pope Francis told a group of scientists Monday to use their knowledge for the benefit of all humanity, especially at... Read more
In his 1988 letter to the Director of the Vatican Observatory, Pope John Paul II called scientists who are members... Read more
The death of Stephen Hawking this week prompted a leading Catholic scientist to reflect on the life of the famed... Read more
On Saturday Pope Francis praised the achievements of scientific and technological advancements, but cautioned that developments in the field have... Read more
Stephen Hawking’s visit to the Vatican this week has raised curiosity, with some asking what exactly the famed astrophysicist and... Read more
Pope Francis told a group of scientists Monday that their role in finding creative solutions to the world’s problems is... Read more
After the National Institutes of Health proposed federal funding of projects to possibly create a human-animal hybrid, Catholic ethicists voiced... Read more
The Society of Catholic Scientists will hold its first ever Gold Mass on Nov. 15, the feast day of St.... Read more
3-D printing of human tissue. Organ transplant therapy for cancer victims that reduces fatalities by 75 percent. Read more