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April 29, 2021

Vatican and Astronomy

Pope St. Paul VI looking at the moon through the Vatican Observatory’s Schmidt telescope, July 20, 1969.Why is the Vatican interested in astronomy?Initially, it was for a practical reason, to reform the Julian...

Faith and Science

April 13, 2021

Religion and Science Links

Getty Images: Pascal DelocheThe topic of science and religion has been a very active area of scholarship in the past thirty years. Among the noteworthy authors whose books approach this subject are Ian...

Faith and Science

March 31, 2021

Life of Priest-Astronomer Lemaitre: The Inaugural St. Albertus Magnus Lecture (2021)

Lunine of Cornell University Examines Life of Priest-Astronomer Lemaitre in the inaugural St. Albertus Magnus Lecture Honoring St. Albertus Magnus in the inaugural Faith and Science lecture, hosted by the College of Science, Prof...

Catechesis

March 30, 2021

Faith and Science in the Catechism

Faith and Science: "Though faith is above reason, there can never be any real discrepancy between faith and reason. Since the same God who reveals mysteries and infuses faith has bestowed the light...

Faith and Science

March 29, 2021

20 July 1969: Pope Paul VI sends Blessings to First Men on the Moon

20 July 1969: Pope Paul VI sends Blessings to First Men on the MoonPope Paul VI watches the moon landing on television on 20 July 1969 (©CATHOLICPRESSPHOTO)As millions of men, women and...

Faith and Science

October 08, 2020

Message of Pope Francis to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences (7 Oct 2020)

MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCISON THE OCCASION OF THE PLENARY SESSIONOF THE PONTIFICAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES7 October 2020 To the Distinguished Membersof the Pontifical Academy of SciencesMeeting in Plenary SessionI offer you...

Faith and Science

September 23, 2020

A Brief History of the Field of Science and Religion

Since the 1960s, scholars in theology, philosophy, history, and the sciences have studied the relationship between science and religion. Science and religion is a recognized field of study with dedicated journals (e.g., Zygon:...

Catechetics

September 03, 2020

Catechism of the Catholic Church – References to Science

The following are the paragraphs within the Catechism of the Catholic Church that contain references to natural science, scientists, and scientific research. Some of these paragraphs discuss science directly. In others, the reference...

Faith and Science

September 03, 2020

Pope Francis: Science and Faith Together Can Protect the Environment

Last 3 September 2020, Pope Francis said that Science and Faith together can help humanity to overcome ecological crises. Addressing a delegation of French ecological experts, the pope said that the Catholic Church was...