Perched in the hills outside Rome sits the Palace of Castel Gandolfo, the centuries-old lakeside summer home for popes, which is also home to the Vatican Observatory, established in 1891 to help ...

The Vatican Observatory is one of the oldest astronomical research institutions in the world, dating back to the reform of the calendar in 1582, ...

The Vatican's Space Observatory Wants To See Stars And Faith Align For a long time, the Catholic Church rejected scientific findings that conflicted with its doctrine, even persecuting Galileo.

Two dozen young people from around the world are participating in the Vatican Observatory’s summer camp, an opportunity to ...

On a recent visit to the Vatican's Observatory, just 15 miles outside of Rome and overlooking Lake Albano, the 70-year-old Consolmagno wasn't at all combative when talking about Musk and other ...

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 24, 2022 / 16:15 pm. The Vatican Observatory will resume its four-week summer school next June following a pause in operations due to the global pandemic— allowing ...

The Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope (VATT) on Mount Graham in southern Arizona celebrated its 30th anniversary this month, and the observatory has several days worth of celebrations planned ...

Vatican Observatory director Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno explores faith and science in his new book, “A Jesuit’s Guide to the Stars.” Tuesday, June 24, 2025 A service of EWTN News ...

The pope spoke to dozens of young astronomy students and scholars who were taking part in a monthlong summer school sponsored by the Vatican Observatory and held at the observatory's headquarters in ...

Last week, the current director of the Vatican Observatory paid a visit to Lake Tahoe to see the more than 150-year-old measuring method in person.