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What can science tell us about eternity? Vatican Observatory to present latest reflection

August 30, 2024 Catholic News Agency 2

The Vatican Observatory together with the University of Padua have investigated eternity from new scientific perspectives. / Credit: Vatican Media

Madrid, Spain, Aug 30, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA).
“Eternity Between Space and Time: From Consciousnes… […]

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A total solar eclipse through a lens of faith

April 7, 2024 Catholic News Agency 5

A total solar eclipse. / Credit: Public domain via Pixabay

National Catholic Register, Apr 7, 2024 / 14:00 pm (CNA).
When the moon passes between the sun and Earth creating a total solar eclipse on April 8, many Catholics in its path will be lo… […]

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Vatican Observatory publishes new method to better understand the Big Bang theory

March 18, 2024 Catholic News Agency 2

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ACI Prensa Staff, Mar 18, 2024 / 08:00 am (CNA).
Two priests and cosmologists from the Vatican Observatory have made further progress in developing a new mathematical method to understand the Big Bang … […]

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Pope Francis to young astronomers: Keep love and wonder alive

June 20, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

Galaxy M74. / NASA/ESA/Hubble Collaboration.

Vatican City, Jun 20, 2023 / 13:30 pm (CNA).
Pope Francis sent a letter to young astronomy scholars Tuesday encouraging them to maintain their “sense of wonder” and surprise throughout their research… […]

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Newly-discovered asteroids named after Jesuits — and a pope

February 21, 2023 Catholic News Agency 2

Chart showing asteroids named after Jesuits. / Br. Robert Macke S.J./Vatican Observatory

St. Louis, Mo., Feb 21, 2023 / 17:00 pm (CNA).
The Vatican Observatory announced this week the naming of four newly-discovered asteroids after notable Cath… […]

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Catholic astronomers: Newly discovered planet a testament to Earth’s ‘startling uniqueness’

January 19, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

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Washington D.C., Jan 19, 2023 / 12:45 pm (CNA).
A potentially habitable “Earth-sized” planet has been discovered, NASA announced last week. Catholic scientists from the Vatican Observatory and Benedictine College hailed the discover… […]

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Vatican astronomer: Webb telescope space images are ‘food for the human spirit’

July 14, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

NASA’s Webb captures a dying star’s Final ‘Performance’ in fine detail: A planetary nebula, shaped like an irregular oval, with lacy, reddish orange plumes of gas and dust. / NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI via Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

Vatican City, Jul 14… […]

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Vatican Observatory’s new website a launch pad to show the Catholic Church supports science

April 8, 2021 CNA Daily News 0

Vatican City, Apr 8, 2021 / 05:00 am America/Denver (CNA). The Vatican’s astronomical observatory has launched a new website as part of its mission to show the world the Catholic Church’s support of science and […]

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